Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (General Surgery) (Sessional) (20 Hours Per Week)

Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services (12 Month Contract Till)

Requirements:
Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Inherent requirements of the job: Valid driver's license and willingness to travel. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Clinical experience with General Surgery, including endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery. Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff, patients, and their families. Excellent clinical notes, referral writing skills and sound verbal and written communication skills as well as analytical and problem-solving skills. The candidate must have sufficient clinical and academic skills to handle a large clinical workload.

Duties:
Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of General Surgery services but with a focus on the endoscopy service. Duties in theatre may also be needed, performing surgical procedures. Consultant ward rounds with senior decision making in respect of patient care, including disposition decisions and oversight and input into OPD services. Clinical Governance in respect of accurate medical record keeping, data / trend analysis, contribution to Morbidity & Mortality meetings and management of complaints and use of existing digital platforms for referrals and patient related documentation. Teaching, training, research activities, including supervision & teaching of junior doctors and participation in the academic program in the hospital. Contribution to improvement of internal systems within the General Surgery service – both within the hospital and the Metro East ecosystem and participation in the wider management of the medical services within the hospital, both clinical and administrative, where reasonable and feasible.

Notes:
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements may also apply. Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition that proof of application for registration with their relevant council and proof of payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only applicable to health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for change in registration status).

Enquiries: Dr S Le Roux Tel No: (021) 918-1990