Experience

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  Provincial Government Western Cape Department of Health

  • Provincial Government of the Western Cape

  • Contracts Manager

    • Mar 2007 - Present
    • Provincial Government of the Western Cape

    Headhunted for contract management. Appointed as contract manager of the first PPP in the DepartmentResponsible for:Human Resource Management and training of contract management staffManagement of the PPPFinance management, Contract management, Compliance management, Risk management, Project Management, Negotiations, Contract review, planning and implementation, Liaison, variation management, cost escalation management, etc Integrated facility management which included: catering, cleaning, medical and non-medical equipment, estate maintenance, grounds and gardens, helpdesk, linen and laundry, pest control, security, utility management and waste management.Monitoring and evaluationInternal control mechanism and reportingCommunicationConflict managementInformation management, analysis and reporting.Various ad Hoc activities, which include chairing of disciplinary meetings or advise on labour issues or matters of conflict.

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  Provincial Government of the Western Cape

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Information Manager

    • Apr 1999 - Feb 2007
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Chief Professional Nurse; Information ManagementActing Assistant Director Information Management since October 2001-Oct 2002Assistant Director Information Management October 2002 to March 2007Responsible for information Systems on Primary Health Care level since 1999. Since 2001 assumed responsibility for both Primary Health and Secondary Health. Had to do Monintoring and Evaluation of service impacts and programmes.Health InformationCollecting, Capture, Storing, Validate, Analyse, Report and disseminate information to key stakeholders.Support Management in developing information systems for management purposes, Co-ordinate the implementation of information systems in the region, Co-ordinate activities of information staff across the region. Assess information needs and develop information systems for strategic needs, provide training on information systems and information management. Monitor implementation of information systems, Plan and conduct Metropole health surveys.TrainingLiaised with Chief Director and Deputy Director General on Information needs and reporting mechanismProvided support to programme managers for information needs, which included the development of databases in Access and Excel.Provided training and technical support for the DHISAssisted with the roll out of SINJANI, which replaced the DHIS. Sinjani is a web-based programme.AdministrationHuman Resource ManagementInvestigations into alleged misconduct of staff in the Metro RegionPresided over misconduct cases in the Metro and West Coast WinelandsVarious Office dutiesTechnologyAssess Technology needsApprove Technology applicationsTroubleshoot Technology problemsRepresent the region at DITCOM and NHISSA meetings

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  Prov Gov of the West Cape

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Nursing

    • Feb 1980 - Mar 1999
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    Ward administration: Human Resource Management, Procurement, Finance, Service Planning, Co-ordinate functioning of nursing and team members, Information management of ward and hospital information. Data analysis of patient and unit information. Reporting on information from Unit.Patient care: Design and implement a patient care plan. Coordinate patient care, Ensure intervention plans are implemented. Ensure drug control and administrationStudent Guidance: Coordination of student training in ward and completion of practical registerWorked in following units: Forensic, Admission, Acute, High Care, Drug Misuse and adolescent unit.Was frequently asked by staff in Female section to assist with containment of female patients because of my skills in working with either males or females that presented with aggressive behaviour.Specilaised in Child and adolescent psychiatry - Abovementioned tasks became more specialised