MEDICAL SPECIALIST: TRAUMA AND BURNS

POST 33/150 : MEDICAL SPECIALIST: TRAUMA AND BURNS REF NO: MEDSPECT&B/1/2026 (X1 POST)
Department: Trauma and Burns
SALARY : Grade 1: R1 395 528 per annum, (all inclusive) salary package, (excluding commuted overtime).
Grade 2: R1 592 274 per annum, (all inclusive) salary package, (excluding commuted overtime).
Grade 3: R1 844 151 per annum, (all inclusive) salary package, (excluding commuted overtime).
CENTRE : Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : MBChB or equivalent; Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate higher surgical qualification (FCS(SA) and/or MMed Surg) and currently
registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Trauma
Surgeon. Registration Certificate as a Specialist Trauma Surgeon. Additional
Qualifications: eFAST course, MIMMS and, or ACLS/PALS. DSTC or Burns experience. Cert Trauma (SA) sub-specialist training complete. Preference will
be given to applicants who have completed the Cert Trauma (SA) subspecialist exam. Experience: Grade 1: Experience Not applicable requires the
Fellowship in Surgery of the College of Medicine of South Africa or equivalent, and registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Applicants
must be registered as a specialist in surgery at the commencement of duties.
Grade 2: requires appropriate qualification, specialist registration certificate plus 5 years’ experience after registration with the Health Professions Council
of South Africa as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Grade 3 requires appropriate qualification, specialist registration certificate, plus 10 years’
experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of South
Africa as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery.
DUTIES : Participation in the clinical trauma and burns services: inter disciplinary inhouse coordination of the management of the patients: supervision of the surgical trainees rotating through the trauma and transplant units: ensuring the
highest standards of clinical, professional, and ethical behaviour: assist in teaching of undergraduate medical students, postgraduate surgical trainees:
conduct, assist, and stimulate research within the ethical guidelines of the
Health Care Act: promote education in trauma prevention and transplant
community awareness. Physical presence on arrival of scene calls and unstable cases expected.
ENQUIRIES : Dr T C Hardcastle Tel No: (031) 240 1000, ext 2389 or speed dial 6195
APPLICATIONS : All applications must be addressed to the Human Resources Manager, and should be placed in the application box situated at Security at the entrance to
the Management Building at IALCH or to applications@ialch.co.za
NOTE : An Application for Employment Form (Z83) must be completed and forwarded. This is obtainable from any Public Service Department or from the website
www.kznhealth.gov.za. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit the
Z83 and a detailed Curriculum Vitae. Certified copies of qualifications, proof of registration and other relevant documents will be requested from shortlisted
candidates only which may be submitted to HR on or before the day of the interview. Original signed letter from your current employer, confirming current
and appropriate work experience related to the requirements and recommendations of the advert to be submitted only when shortlisted. People
with disabilities should feel free to apply for the posts. The reference number must be indicated in the column provided on the form Z83, e.g. ref
APRO/1/2006. Please note that failure to comply with the above instructions will disqualify applicants. It is the short listed candidate’s responsibility to have
the foreign qualification, which is the requirement of the post, evaluated by the
South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation on or before the day of the interview. Failure to comply will result in
the application not being considered. The selected candidate will be subjected to a pre-employment screening and verification process including a CIPC
(Companies Intellectual Property Commission) screening. Due to the large number of applications we receive, receipt of applications will not be
acknowledged. Should you not be advised within 60 days of the closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful. Please note that due to
financial constraints, there will be no payment of S&T claims. This Hospital is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer whose aim is to promote
representatively in all levels of all occupational categories in the Hospital.
Person with disabilities and African males are encouraged to apply. Please
note that other race groups are also not restricted from applying. All shortlisted
candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an
integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.
CLOSING DATE : 28 September 2026