Job Type :
Full-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
3. ANALYSIS OF POSITION
A. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. PLANS and sets short and long-term objectives and targets to be met by the Division in order for its mandate to be carried out effectively and efficiently; spearheads the preparation of the Division’s annual budget for input into the Ministry’s overall budgetary process.
2. ADVISES the Minister and Chief Executive Officer on policy matters of a technical nature, as well as on matters pertaining to hospital services and related issues for the achievement of the Ministry’s goals and objectives.
3. RENDERS overall supervision of professional, technical, and administrative staff in the department and supports the Deputy Director, Hospital and Allied Health and the Hospital Administrators in the performance of their duties and responsibilities when requested.
4. DIRECTS the implementation of the Continuous Quality Improvement Strategy developed and approved by the MoHW and oversees the development of the various hospitals’ annual plans; monitors, measures, supervises and evaluates the implementation of such plans to make sure that they are in line with the national strategic plans.
5. DIRECTS hospital and allied health services within community and regional hospitals and ensures that services are delivered in an efficient and customer-oriented focus; participates actively in the tendering committee and tendering process to ensure oversight over this function.
6. DIRECTS the development and management of the fiscal budget and finances for the operations of all hospitals and ensures the effective and efficient financial management and accounting for all hospital services.
7. ADMINISTERS the efficient management of health resources by supervising the receipt, storage and distribution of donations assigned for hospitals in liaison with the MoHW Chief Executive Officer and Finance Officer; oversees the development and implementation of a mechanism for the proper management, supervision and preventive maintenance of medical equipment and infrastructure.
8. ENSURES the functioning of the district health services team (primary care and hospitals) at local level and that all hospital employees comply with existing laws, regulations, standards, and policies and procedures set out by MoHW.
9. INITIATES research into health problems and ensures that results are applied to solution of problems.
10. CONDUCTS environmental rounds with regional health management and hospital team to evaluate health services/care delivery in hospitals and to make sure that environmental standards are maintained in accordance with Public Health Laws.
11. ENSURES that hospital response plans for natural and man-made disasters, mass casualty, fire, communicable disease outbreaks are developed and efficiently implemented and evaluated; oversees the development and implementation of hospital-based surveillance systems.
12. FACILITATES the empowerment of patients to actively participate in their recovery and/or maintenance of good health and ensures the continuum of care of patients served using the electronic medical record within the Belize Health Information System (BHIS).
13. PREPARES and submits annual plans detailing work for the ensuing month, quarterly reports on work accomplished, or other relevant report to the Chief Executive Officer.
14. ENSURES the development and implementation of mechanisms to increase the human resource productivity by making sure that a structured Orientation Program is in place for all new entrants into a hospital, and that continuing in-service education program are developed and efficiently implemented for all existing staff; advises on disciplinary matters, appointments, promotions, and other personnel matters in regard to all professional and technical staff in the hospital services.
15. COLLABORATES with stakeholders delivering private health care/services to ensure that Public Health Laws are adhered to and with academia in hospital settings on matters pertaining to scholarships, internship, medical school, nursing school and health allied professions, etc.
16. CONDUCTS the annual encounter with hospital teams for evaluation and planning purposes and facilitates effective communication between the different levels of care within hospitals.
17. REPRESENTS the Ministry on boards (including the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Board), committees, working groups, task forces, etc. and at meetings, national and international conferences, workshops, seminars, and other fora on matters related to the functional areas.
18. SETS major job objectives for subordinates and appraises performance against same; develops and implements performance improvement plan for each subordinate; develops succession planning for hospital-based professionals.
Reporting Responsibility :
The Director of Hospital Services and Allied Health will report to the Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness
Accountable for :
Support Staff
Comments :
Government Pay Scale 25 of $42,862 x 1480 - $70,982 per annum.
Interested persons in possession of the required qualification and who have the aptitude for the post are requested to submit a complete application package through the Job Search and Employment Application Website https://www.publicservice.gov.bz/ or directly at https://jobs.publicservice.gov.bz/ no later than Monday, 14th February 2022.