Deputy Director: Health Facility Planner (Infrastructure Planning)

Requirements

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus an undergraduate qualification (NQF Level 7) in Health Sciences as recognized by SAQA. Current registration as a Health Professional (2026). A minimum of three (3) years’ relevant experience at management level at an Assistant Director (Level 9/10) or equivalent position.
• KNOWLEDGE: National Building Standards Act of 1977 and Regulations. Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993 and Regulations. Government Immovable Asset Management Act of 2007. Health Act and Regulations, Act 61 of 2003. PFMA/DORA/Treasury Regulations, Practice Notes, Instructions, Circulars.
• Provincial/Departmental Supply Chain Management Policies. Promotion of Access to Information Act of 2000. Promotion of Administrative Justice Act of 2000.   Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations Act of 1997. Intergovernmental Framework Act of 2005. Construction Industry Development Board Act of 2000 and Regulations.

Duties

• Undertake a detailed analysis of the health facility requirements for each Project Strategic Brief based on the clinical brief. Validate the requirements against national and provincial functional and technical norms and standards.
• Interact extensively with Chief Executive Officers of Hospitals and Service Planning Senior Managers to align the health facility requirements with the Service Plans of the Health Facility before any procurement commences. Interact extensively with the Deputy Director Health Technology Projects to align the needs for health technology equipment with the planning of the capex and or maintenance projects. Document requirements defined for the preparation of Project Strategic Briefs.
• Interact with relevant professionals in the Chief Directorate to obtain data, information and inputs required for the preparation of Project Briefs. Package of information to promote to seamless development of Project Strategic Briefs. Identify key issues to be reviewed in terms of Business Cases for capex and maintenance projects. Assist Health Facilities to develop and apply prioritisation models aligned to the requirements stated in the PFMA and the Service Plans of the Health Facilities.
• Validate that all projects are aligned to the Departmental Service Plans and the roll out of the National Health Insurance System. Undertake a detailed analysis of key issues. Validate the design requirements from a health perspective to enforce seamless flow, improved service delivery and directly supporting the achievement of health goals.
• Make recommendations on how each issue can be addressed in the business cases. Assist the Health Facility to prepare the business case. Participate in peer reviews in the province when these implemented by the National Department of Health. Assist the Health Facilities to review recommendations and amend business plans.
• Develop appropriate training material, norms and standards required to capacitate managers at Health Facilities to prepare business cases. Present the training courses and work with Hospital Managers in the preparation of business cases as part of the training programme. Prepare tools from a Health perspective that the province can use to inform prioritisation models and assessment of business cases. Provide to the built environment team the required guidance and information during the design of projects to enforce that project designs are based on health specific requirements.