Current Vacancies at South African National Blood Service (SANBS)

Introduction

• An opportunity has become available for an Inventory Shift Supervisor. The Incumbent will be responsible for supervising and managing overall activities of Inventory Technicians and ensuring that daily operational activities meet required standards and procedures and are adhered to.

Job description

Key Performance Areas:

• Inventory Operational Objectives have been accomplished
• Financial Objectives
• Quality and Risk objectives
• Quality compliance has been achieved in accordance with SOP specifications.
• General functions have been carried out within specified timeframes
• People supervised to achive operational objectives
• Customer Relations

Competencies:

Cognitive

• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Planning, organising and monitoring

Personal

• Ethical behaviour
• Personal Development
• Assertiveness
• Excellent orientation
• Flexibility / Adaptability
• Drive and belief in the cause

Interpersonal

• Customer Service Orientation
• Relationship Building
• Communication
• Engaging Diversity
• Teamwork
• Knowledge Sharing
• Conflict management

Prof technical

• Systems competence
• Technical skills / Competence:
• Laboratory skills

Principles of Excellence

• Customer service orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Excellence orientation
• Engaging diversity
• Teamwork

Special Requirements:

• Overtime as and when required
• Shift and weekend duties as scheduled
• Local and nation travel
• Generally physically healthy and reasonable endurance and mobility
• Detail Conscious
• Proficient Eye-sight

Minimum requirements

• HPCSA Registered Medical Technician (Blood Transfusion).
• 1 Year Blood Transfusion experience

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Introduction

• South African National Blood Service has an opportunity for a Clinic Supervisor in the blood collection department.

Job description

Primary Purpose of the job:

To supervise the functioning of Collections Teams to achieve the following objectives

•  Procurement of blood as per agreed targets.
•  Correct treatment of donors and patients.
•  Performing complex therapeutic procedures according to patient needs.
•  Compliance to policies, procedures and standards of practice.

Key Responsibilities

        •   Supervise the collections team to achieve collection targets and maintain all quality standards, for all procedures performed at the site.
        •   Ensure excellent customer service.
        •   Ensure quality and risk management for area of responsibility.
        •   People managed to achieve operational objectives.
        •   Business planning and financial management

Competencies

Analytical thinking and attention to detail

• Customer Service Orientation
• Relationship Building
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Practical Management 

Minimum requirements

• Registered Professional Nurse (RPN).
• 1 Year Blood Transfusion experience
• Current registration with SANC.
• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Office)
• Current CPR Certificate to be renewed as required.
• Incumbent may be required to drive a company vehicle from time to time as per operational requirements.
• Current valid code 8 or 10 drivers license
• Must be prepared to work overtime, weekends and variable hours within the prescribed limits and conditions.
• The incumbent will be required to be on his/her feet for a lengthy period, to carry loads of up to 14kg and assist with loading and off-loading vehicles and able to climb stairs.

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Job description
Provide legal advice. 

• To provide competent legal advice to SANBS, the Board and its committees as well as the donor structures.
•  To ensure that SANBS complies with relevant laws, standards, policies and codes in their operations and dealings with stakeholders.
•  To keep abreast with and apprise SANBS, the Board and its committees as well as donor structures on applicable new laws, codes and standards as well as relevant case law.
•  To engage with relevant stakeholders on behalf of SANBS, including but not limited to the regulators such as the Department of Health and the Medical Controls Council on regulatory matters.
•  To provide training to SANBS staff, Board and committee members as well as donor structures on relevant laws, codes and standards.
•  Undertake legal research.
•  Source specialist legal advice when required.
•  Prepare legal opinions.

 Litigation Management and Dispute Resolution.
 

•  Identify and assess potential litigation risks within SANBS.
•  Manage litigation and explore mechanisms to minimise costs to SANBS by inter-alia considering Alternative Dispute Resolution.
•  Consult and give sound instructions to lawyers.
•  Draft and review legal documents, including pleadings where necessary.
•  Monitor matters on litigation in terms of the protocols governing corporate risk and the minimisation thereof.
•  Negotiate settlement of legal matters and disputes.
•  Negotiate cost rates with lawyers so as to minimise legal costs.
•  Manage and address internal and external audit findings.

 Draft and Review Contracts
 

•  Negotiate, draft and review contracts. In doing so, ensure that the interests of SANBS are protected.
•  Negotiate and vet legal documents to ensure the interest of SANBS are well protected.
•  Ensure that SANBS contracts are drafted in a way as to minimise risk exposure for SANBS. This includes
• inter-alia avoiding offering one-sided indemnities and avoiding the exclusion of liabilities in favour of
• parties contracting with SANBS.
• Ensure that SANBS contracts are compliant with applicable legislation, codes, standards as well as SANBS procurement policy.
•  Sign off on contracts.

 
Commercial Contract Management
 

• Ensure Effective operations of contract management.
•  Management of Contract management team.
•  Weekly meetings with the Contract Management team.
•  Ensure that contracts are signed within 1 month from date of award.
•  Ensure that an up to date contract register is kept.
•  Provide monthly updates on the status of the contracts to Company Secretary and EXCO.

 Lease Agreement management
 

•  Review lease agreement.
•  Review lease agreement register.
•  Ensure effective operations of lease agreements across all zones.
•  Have monthly meetings with the contract administrator and Contract Specialist regarding lease agreements.
• Provide quarterly reports to EXCO on lease agreements.
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• KPI 6: Research study and project agreements management
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•  Review research ad project agreements.
•  Review research study register.
•  Ensure effective management of research and project agreement across SANBS.
•  Have monthly meeting with Contract Administrator and Contract Specialist on research agreements.
•  Provide quarterly update to EXCO on research study and project agreements.

 Management of SANBS tipoff lines.
 

•  Manage SANBS tip-off notifications in line with policy.
•  Manage and review Anti-Corruption and Whistleblowing Policy.
•  Coordinate all tip-off investigations.
•  Update the case management system.
•  Provide quarterly updates to EXCO regarding tip-off received and status updates.

 Miscellaneous Matters
 

•  Effectively manage the entire SANBS insurance portfolio, including the appointment of brokers and underwriters, reporting and tracking potential medical/donor adverse claims.
•  Provide training to SANBS staff, Board and its committees as well as donor structures on relevant laws, codes and standards.
•  Ensure that all SANBS statutory documents including but not limited to title deeds are in place and up to date.
•  In executing the duties outlined in this document and elsewhere, always ensure adherence to the highest standards of corporate governance, including King IV.
• Attend to any other reasonable instructions from the Company Secretary.

Minimum requirements
Education.

• A legal degree
• Admission as attorney/advocate advantageous.
• Experience and knowledge minimum requirements
• Minimum of 3-years post articles; OR
• Post admission as an advocate.
• MS Office Suite.
•  MS Word (Intermediate).
• Driver's licence.