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Head of School for Allied Health Professions

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
South Africa
Closing date
Oct 19, 2018

Job Details

The School for Allied Health Professions, as a national and international leader, strives to provide top-quality teaching and training, health services and research that are scientifically and relevantly grounded and that address the needs of the community. The School for Allied Health Professions excels in the discipline of Exercise and Sports Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Optometry and Physiotherapy.

Duties and responsibilities

  • Accept full-time responsibility under the leadership of the Dean as a member of the Faculty management structure (in consultation with the relevant academic departments and academic leadership and management) for the School's academic programmes and research, as well as the service delivery that is unique to the School.
  • Establish and maintain the required infrastructure and decision-making structure; responsible for the overarching applicable support functions at the Faculty/University in consultation with the other Heads of Schools, Dean and Deputy Dean.
  • Liaise with the relevant authorities regarding the optimal utilisation of service platforms, academic hospitals and the private sector for the School's academic programmes, research and community service in consultation with the other Heads of Schools, Dean and Deputy Dean.
  • Actively participate in the management of the Faculty of Health Sciences under the leadership of the Dean.
  • Lead the strengthening of research, scholarship, reconciliation and social justice as critical foci within the School.
  • Further innovation in Teaching and Learning (including technology) that the School for Allied Health Professions is known for.
  • Take a leadership role in consultation with the other Heads of Schools, Dean and Deputy Dean in national and regional clinical medicine and health care affairs in the interest of the School and its wider community.
  • Manage the strategic and day-to-day affairs of the School for Allied Health Professions within the Faculty of Health Sciences under the leadership of the Dean - apply sound leadership and managerial skills.
  • Contribute to academic and / or clinical training programme of relevant discipline of the incumbent.

 

Inherent requirements

  • Relevant PhD in one of the following disciplines: Exercise and Sports Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Optometry or Physiotherapy.
  • Management experience in an academic and/or clinic service department in the Faculty and/or academic hospital.
  • Proven academic and research stature and expertise in an academic environment.
  • Applicants must be appointed on the level of a Senior Lecturer or higher within any of the designated departments/units/divisions of the School for Allied Health Professions.
  • A dynamic status as set out in the UFS Academic Appointment and Promotion Policy, and appointability at the academic status level as required for the post. 

 

Required competencies

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) and, the ability to function well in the university's richly diverse working environment.
  • Ability to work in a team.
  • Business acumen.
  • Result orientated.
  • Strategic thinking.
  • Leading.
  • Building coalitions.                                                                                                                                    

 

Recommendations

  • Experience in interaction with professional health councils, professional bodies/management bodies in the public and corporate health environments.
  • Must be prepared to continue to render professional services as per current UFS appointment.

 

Term of Office

  • Five (5) years with a possibility of re-appointment for a further term.

 

Assumption of duties

1 January 2019.

Closing date

19 October 2018

Salary

The salary scale is available on request.  For any further enquiries, please feel free to contact 051 401 9962/2808/9329.

Fringe benefits

(Subject to specific conditions): pension scheme, medical aid scheme, group life insurance, housing allowance, leave and sick leave, service bonus and study benefits.

General

The University reserves the right not to fill the post. The University subscribes to and applies the principles prescribed by the Employment Equity Act. Preference will be given to candidates from the designated groups, in accordance with the principles of the aforementioned act and the employee profile of the specific department / division.

The UFS will only consider applications of candidates who meet all the inherent requirements of the position. Applications that are incomplete or sent by fax or e-mail, will not be considered. Communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Should you not be contacted within six weeks of the closing date for applications, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.

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