Technical Assistant|Tegniese Assistent

Department Description

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Department of Biomedical Sciences

Division of Clinical Anatomy

Technical Assistant (Post Level 14)

/043/0226

• Acting as Technical Assistant within the gross anatomy domain with the responsibilities and accountabilities that is incumbent to the post.
• Attending and representing at meetings in the capacity mentioned above.
• Pro-actively managing the day-to-day technical aspects pertaining to the functionality of the mortuary.
• Assisting with the general maintenance and cleaning of the mortuary and related spaces.
• Providing an electronic summary of activities on a weekly, monthly and annual basis.

• Ensuring that cadavers are correctly prepared and stored for training and research purposes.
• Preparing specialised cadaver material for training and research purposes.
• Providing assistance for cadaver training programmes.
• Ensuring that legal and ethical requirements for cadaver collections are adhered to.
• Ensuring that Health and Safety Standards are adhered to in the mortuary.
• Ensuring that proper documentation is on file as per requirements.
• Monitoring and timeously reporting on the use of consumables and tools.
• Applying pest control measures.

• Tree op as Tegniese Assistent binne die makroskopiese anatomie domein, met die verantwoordelikhede en aanspreeklikhede wat die pos behels.
• Bywoning en verteenwoordiging van vergaderings in die hoedanigheid hierbo genoem.
• Pro-aktiewe bestuur van die dag-tot-dag tegniese aspekte met betrekking tot die funksionaliteit van die lykshuis.
• Hulpverlening met die algemene instandhouding en skoonmaak van die lykshuis en verwante lokale.
• Verskaf `n elektroniese opsomming van aktiwiteite op `n weeklikse, maandelikse en jaarlikse basis.

• Verseker dat kadawers vir opleiding en navorsingsdoeleindes korrek voorberei en gestoor word.
• Voorbereiding van gespesialiseerde kadawer material vir opleiding- en navorsingsdoeleindes.
• Verleen bystand vir kadawer opleidingsprogramme.
• Verseker dat wetlike en etiese vereistes vir kadawerversamelings nagekom word.
• Verseker dat gesondheids- en veiligheidstandaarde in die lykhuis nagekom word.
• Verseker dat behoorlike dokumentasie volgens vereistes op lêer is.
• Monitor en rapporteer bedeut om die gebruik van verbruiksgoedere en gereedskap.
• Pas plaagbeheer toe.

• Being comfortable working among deceased individuals in a mortuary setting.
• At least three years' work experience in a mortuary environment.
• At least Grade 10, OR in the absence of Grade 10 at least five years' working experience in a mortuary setting.
• The ability to organise, plan and prioritise independently and efficiently.
• The physical ability to carry 40kg weight.
• Basic computer literacy.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work in a team.
• Task-orientated, with an innovative approach.
• The ability to maintain confidentiality.
• The ability to maintain working hours.
• Willingness to work overtime.
• Gemaklik daarmee te wees om tussen afgestorwe individue in `n lykshuis-omgewing te werk.
• Minstens drie jaar se werkservaring in 'n lykshuisomgewing.
• Minstens Graad 10, OF in die afwesigheid van Graad 10 minstens vyf jaar se werkservaring in `n lykshuisomgewing.
• Die vermoë om onafhanklik en doeltreffend te organiseer, beplan en prioritiseer.
• Die fisiese vermoë om 40 kg gewig te dra.
• Basiese rekenaarvaardighede.
• Uitnemende interpersoonlike kommunikasievaardighede en die vermoë om in `n span te werk.
• Taak-georiënteerd, met `n innoverende benadering.
• Die vermoë om vertroulikheid te handhaaf.
• Die vermoë om werksure te handhaaf.
• Bereidwilligheid om oortyd te werk.

• National Senior Certificate (Grade 12).
• Experience with working in a tertiary environment and mortuary.
• Basic knowledge of the National Health Act 61 of 2003 with regards to the use of human material for training and research.
• Knowledge and/or training in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Basic level of computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel, Teams, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat (Graad 12).
• Ervaring om in `n tersiêre omgewing en lykshuis te werk.
• Basiese kennis van die Nasionale Gesondheidswet 61 van 2003 met betrekking tot die gebruik van menslike materiaal vir opleiding en navorsing.
• Kennis en/of opleiding in Beroepsgesondeid en
  -Veiligheid.
• Basiese vlak van rekenaarvaardighede en vaardigheid in Microsoft Office, Excel, Teams, Word en PowerPoint.

The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the institutional EE Plan.

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three references), must reach the University before or on the closing date in the advertisement.

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