Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, May 06 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) is a statutory regulatory body under the Ministry of Health with both statutory obligations to regulate the registration of health facilities and health practitioners as well as maintaining optimal standards of competence, care and professional conduct. It was established under the Health Professions Act No. 24 of 2009.
The mission of the Health Professions Council of Zambia is 'to safeguard the quality of healthcare services by regulating and monitoring the professional conduct of Health practitioners, Health facilities and Training Institutions offering HPCZ approved training programmes, HPCZ seeks applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following positions:

Job Profile:
To manage the licensing of health facilities. Accreditation of health services and approval of health training programmes in order to ensure compliance to set standards. manage the Training, examinations, registration and issuance of Practicing Certificates to health practitioners in order to ensure that registered health practitioners meet statutory requirements.

Main duties:
• Manages effectively the provision of technical support and capacity building to the regional offices and stakeholders in order to promote adherence to set standards
• Manages effectively the registration of health practitioners in order to ensure they meet professional requirements
• Manages effectively the administration of Licensure examinations
• Manages effectively the processing of application for licencing of health facilities and accreditation of health services in order to ensure compliance to set standards
• Coordinates effectively the issuance of annual practicing certificates to health practitioners in order to ensure compliance with statutory requirements
• Manages effectively the processing of approval for health training programmes and curricula in order to ensure compliance to set standards. Manages effectively the development, review and issuance of guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures in order to facilitate the delivery of quality health care, training services and promote professionalism of health practitioners
• Coordinates effectively compliance monitoring activities in order to ensure adherence to set standards
• Manages effectively screening and indexing of students pursuing health training programmes in order to ensure their eligibility and track their progress for quality control
• Manages regularly surveillance of health practitioners, facilities and training programmes in order to adherence to legal provisions
• Manages effectively the provision of technical support and capacity building to the regional offices and stakeholders in order to promote adherence to set standards
• Manages effectively the monitoring of the practice and conduct of students in order to promote ethical conduct
• Manages effectively the maintenance of up-to- date records on Health practitioners, accreditation, licensing, training and Licensure examinations in order to facilitate the storage and retrieval of information
• Manages effectively the monitoring and evaluation of licensing, accreditation and approval of training programmes in the regions in order to facilitate implementation of appropriate interventions.
• Manages effectively the development and review of risk profiles and implementation of risk action plans in order to mitigate, eliminate and avoid risks
• Manages effectively the implementation of the performance management systems in order to facilitate attainment of departmental objectives.
• Manages effectively human, financial and other logistical resources in the department in order to ensure the attainment of the departmental objectives

Knowledge and skills requirements:
• Primary/Secondary Education:
• Full Form V/grade twelve (12) certificate
• Minimum Vocational/Professional Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in Health Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree in Health Related Sciences Valid HPCZ practicing license (Specialist certificate an added advantage)
• Minimum Relevant Pre-Job Experience: 10 years' work experience of which five (05) years should be at management level
Communication Skills:
(i) Written Skills
(ii) Able to write technical and analytical reports

Oral Skills:
(iii) Able to communicate effectively in English

Other skills/Attributes:
• Computer Literate
• Leadership skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Integrity
• Interpersonal Skills
• Knowledge of Curriculum development

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Please, note that, only applicants who meet the requirements are encouraged to apply and send Application letters including their daily contact phone numbers, detailed Curriculum Vitae, enclosed certified photocopies of Green National Registration Card, Academic and Professional Certificates and three traceable referees with their phone numbers and email addresses in Softcopy form to:
The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer The Health Professions Council of Zambia, P.O. Box 32554.
Lusaka.
Email: jobs@hpcz.org.zm 
*No hardcopy applications will be admissible
Closing date: Friday, 12" May, 2023, 14:00 Hours and Only short listed candidates will be responded to and acknowledged by phone/Email.



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