We are hiring!

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Occupational Health Practitioner to ensure the maintenance of a sustainable, healthy workforce. This role is responsible for establishing support functions that enhance employee health, safety, and productivity, while implementing systems that ensure compliance with all relevant legislation in an agricultural/rural environment.

As a Health Practitioner, you will be responsible for:

Occupational Health

• Monitor employee health, implement remedial actions, and correct deviations.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements relating to occupational health and safety.
• Identify and control occupational and environmental hazards through continuous assessment and preventative measures.
• Manage adverse health effects arising from workplace conditions, including work-related injuries, illness, rehabilitation, reintegration, and compensation.
• Ensure appropriate staff deployment aligned with inherent job requirements and potential exposure risks.
• Provide employee training and education relevant to workplace health and safety risks.

Primary Health Care

• Deliver a Primary Health Care programme to employees, including:
• Assessing, diagnosing, and treating non-work-related illnesses and injuries.
• Family planning, vaccination, and immunisation programmes.
• Monitoring chronic conditions and facilitating access to medication.
• Health education initiatives.
• Providing non-occupational emergency medical support.

Clinic Management

• Provide professional health and wellbeing advice to line management.
• Assist in the development and implementation of health policies and procedures, ensuring legal compliance.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure accurate, timely reporting of occupational health issues.
• Maintain quality data collection, benchmarking, analysis, and reporting.
• Manage clinic budgets responsibly.
• Drive continuous improvement through formalised, data-driven monitoring and evaluation processes.

What are we looking for?

• National Diploma/Degree in Nursing
• Diploma in Occupational Health
• Registered Audiometrist
• Certificate in Spirometry
• Dispensing Certificate
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) and the South African Society for Occupational Health Nurses (SASOHN)
• Code EB driver’s licence (manual)
• At least 3 years’ experience in the Occupational Health field
• HCT (Health Care Initiated Testing) training
• HIV Management course

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to work within a global organisation that continues to thrive in a rapidly changing world even after 80 years of existence.
• Learning and development programmes to fast-track your career within Sappi.
• Opportunities to travel (dependent on upon the role).
• Market leading leave benefits.
• Employee well-being benefits.