Estate Medical Officer – Designate x1 – Zambia Sugar

Job Description

JOB ADVERTISEMENT

Zambia Sugar Plc. is subsidiary of Illovo Sugar Africa (Pty) Ltd Group and is the leading Sugar producer in Zambia. Its main activities are the growing of sugar cane, the production and marketing of sugar and other sugar downstream products.

The company invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill the following position in the Medical section on a short-term contract.

1. ESTATE MEDICAL OFFICER – Designate x1
This position reports to the Chief Medical Officer. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and providing medical services to the community to the acceptable company standards for the well-being of employees and their families.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitoring and controlling drug prescriptions by setting prescription standards and correcting underachieving on the spot.
• Assisting in the administration of the clinic by planning, organizing, and advising superiors regarding the Human Resource needs (staffing) for various units at a given time.
• Discussing objectives and budget estimates with the various section heads within the medical department and liaising with superiors on various aspects and requirements of the medical budget.
• Consolidating budget estimates and monitoring the budget.
• Controlling Medical Section costs by managing transport movements for referred cases and controlling levels of man-hour loss through sickness by implementing procedures for granting and approving sick leave.
• Authorizing or delegating responsibility for referring patients and setting up programs and procedures concerning external patient referrals in liaison with superiors.
• Scrutinizing monthly returns from peripheral clinics, including levels of sickness, drug requests, and consumption levels.
• Providing professional advice and service to client departments by planning the management and counselling of chronically ill employees referred by line managers.
• Determining the physical/medical status of employees and advising on their suitability to continue working.
• Examining and determining the physical status of employees on extended sick leave and submitting recommendations through the Human Resources Director.
• Carrying out Workman Compensation assessments for employees with injuries.
• Overseeing pre-employment medicals and certifying medical certificates for permanent employees.
• Attending to sick persons by diagnosing and treating common illnesses and medical conditions.
• Developing procedures to help staff decide on appropriate courses of action following evaluation of individual cases.
• Planning, organizing, and controlling follow-up procedures for specific patient groups and monitoring communicable diseases, including malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, and diarrheal diseases, in liaison with public health authorities.
• Planning and supervising the implementation of various treatment protocols in the clinics in line with the Medical Council of Zambia regulations.
• Carrying out pre-employment and periodic medical examinations by allocating human and material resources for medical exams and making recommendations regarding employment/trainability.
• Planning and managing specialist clinics such as Chest, diabetic, hypertension and Skin Clinic, determining workforce requirements, and ensuring follow-up procedures for non-compliant patients.
• Organizing activities within the medical section, including morning ward rounds, evaluating patient conditions, and setting service standards.
• Coaching clinical officers and nurses on case management and organizing professional section activities.
• Carrying out on-the-job training for senior clinical staff through case discussions, demonstrations, and practical management principles.
• Managing performance and labour optimization within the section, ensuring budget control.
• Ensuring a safe working environment by promoting safety awareness and enforcing company safety regulations.
• Handling staff counselling, grievances, conflict resolution, and maintaining discipline within the section.
• Participating in interviews for potential candidates in the medical section.
• Identifying and recommending training needs for subordinates and ensuring all employees are adequately trained.
• Managing performance objectives, reviewing staff performance, and explaining departmental plans and objectives.
• Any other duties that may be assigned to you by your supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
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• Full Grade Twelve (12) certificate.
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB).
• Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health is preferred.
• Preferably 8 years experience in general medicine practice.
• Knowledge of common chronic and acute diseases, minor surgical, obstetric and gynaecological procedures, accidents and emergency cases, and principles of Occupational Health and Safety.
• Proficiency in medical examination, minor surgical and obstetric procedures, resuscitation techniques, and first aid.
• Strong leadership skills, communication abilities, and ability to work independently and make decisions with minimal guidance.
• Must be registered with the Health Professions Council of Zambia.
• Suitably qualified applicants must provide certificates verified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).

Should you be interested in applying for this role, please submit your detailed CV, copies of relevant qualifications, registrations and ID/Passport for the attention of HR Business Partner
Email: careers@zamsugar.zm indicating “Application as Estate Medical Doctor” in the subject line.

Please upload all your documents as one SINGLE PDF or zip file. Ensure your application is complete with all the requirements above. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.

Closing date for applications is 17th March 2025.

Applicants shall be required to complete pre-employment checks (qualification, credit, security, background, and medical assessments) as part of the recruitment process where applicable.

Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.