Overview
Occupational Medical Practitioner Jobs in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa at Glencore
Title: Occupational Medical Practitioner
Company: Glencore
Location: City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Rustenburg, Northwest, South Africa
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Roles And Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership for occupational health across multiple operations.
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Glencore Health Strategy.
- Assume legal accountability as the appointed Occupational Medical Practitioner (OMP) under MHSA and OHSA.
- Oversee all medical facilities, ensuring high standards of clinical care, governance, and compliance.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams including clinic staff and junior OMPs.
- Drive health risk management programmes, integrating occupational hygiene, medical surveillance, and operational risk.
- Ensure effective medical surveillance systems and fitness-for-work decision-making.
- Oversee management of occupational injuries, diseases, disability, and rehabilitation processes.
- Provide expert input into emergency preparedness and crisis response.
- Engage with regulators and stakeholders, ensuring full statutory compliance and audit readiness.
- Deliver data-driven insights and reporting to executive leadership.
Qualifications And Experience
- MBChB or equivalent (HPCSA recognised).
- Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health (or equivalent).
- Registered Medical Practitioner with HPCSA.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in occupational medicine.
- Proven experience in leading occupational health functions and managing medical facilities.
- Extensive exposure to mining, smelting, or heavy industry environments.
- Demonstrated experience in strategic programme implementation and governance.
- Strong track record of regulatory engagement and legal compliance oversight.
- Specialist or advanced qualifications in Occupational Medicine will be advantageous.
- Dispensing licence will be advantageous.
- Emergency/trauma medicine experience will be advantageous.
- Strategic leadership and executive-level decision-making.
- Strong business and commercial acumen.
- Advanced knowledge of MHSA, OHSA, COIDA, ODMWA and related legislation.
- Ability to influence and engage across all organisational levels.
- High ethical standards and sound clinical judgement.