Programme Head / National Cytology Coordinator

Key Job Responsibility

• To oversee, coordinate, advise, facilitate and implement the most appropriate cytology technique / technology in line with the NHLS and NDOH strategic objectives
• To facilitate NHLS participation in policy development and future policy reviewal
• To coordinate, facilitate and implement Cytology national priority programme in line with cervical cancer screening policy
• To promote and align NHLS Cytology service delivery to the needs and expectations of the clients
• To ensure customer centric cytology service provision as determined by the NHLS strategic objectives
• To establish and manage a healthy partnership / relationship with both internal and external key role players in the field
• To analyse, monitor, evaluate and report on cervical cancer screening trends and challenges pertaining to the implementation of the programme
• To explore the international technology development in order to prepare NHLS service to be dynamic to the emerging technology changes
• To advise and participate in the NDOH processes for protocol / algorithm development and policy development
• To ensure that all cytology laboratories are SANS accredited as per national policy requirement.
• Advise and participate on the appropriate financial model to be used for costing cytology tests.

Minimum requirements & key competency