MEDICAL SPECIALIST (GRADE 1,2,3) REF NO: GS 90/23 (X1 POST)
Component: General Surgery
PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: KWAZULU-NATAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SALARY: Grade 1: R1 214 805 per annum
Grade 2: R1 386 069 per annum
Grade 3: R1 605 330 per annum
All-inclusive package consists of 70% basic salary and 30% flexible portion that may be structured in terms of the applicable rules, Plus Commuted Overtime which is subject to the needs of the department. Incumbents will have to sign the commuted overtime contract form annually.
CENTRE: PMB Metropolitan Hospitals Complex: Greys Hospital
REQUIREMENTS:
Senior Certificate (Grade 12) or equivalent, MBCHB or Appropriate qualifications that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery, FCS (SA) and MMED completion and adequate time in a general surgery registrar program. Current registration (2023-2022) with HPCSA for Independent Practice. Certificate of registration as a Specialist General Surgeon and for Independent Practice on commencing employment in the post. Applicants awaiting registration with the HPCSA as a specialist general surgeon can apply and will require registration as a specialist before commencing employment in the post. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit proof of all documents, certificate of service endorsed by HR Department. Grade 1: Experience: Not Applicable: – Registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist. Grade 2: Experience: A Minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in the relevant Discipline. Grade 3: Experience: A minimum of 10 years experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in the relevant Discipline. Knowledge, Skills, Attributes and Abilities: Knowledge of appropriate specialist level procedures and protocols within the field of general surgery. Sound knowledge of Human Resource management. Financial Management – monitoring of expenditure, Essential Drug List, Management functions – policy analysis and implementation, strategic management, project management, information management, total quality management and improvement, legal aspects, patient care and service delivery, applicable mandatory requirements and Acts, Regulations, Protocols and Guidelines used in Health Services.
DUTIES:
- Participate in the delivery of in-patient and out-patient general surgery service within the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospitals Complex based at Grey’s hospital. Management of patients requiring general surgery. Assisting in the management of the surgical database.
- Function as the intern curator when required. Inter-disciplinary coordination of the management of general surgery patients. Supervision of the surgical trainees and interns rotating through the unit. Ensuring the highest standards of clinical, professional, and ethical behaviour.
- Undertake teaching of interns, undergraduate medical students, postgraduate general surgery trainees, and allied health care personnel. Conduct, assist, and stimulate research within the ethical guidelines of the Health Care Act. Promote education in cancer prevention.
- Develop management protocols for the general surgery service in accordance with the Hospital and Department policies; Provide appropriate surgical care to general surgery patients; Maintain the effective and efficient utilisation of human resources in respect of: overseeing and supervising general surgery staff in the execution of their duties; training staff and promoting ongoing staff development in accordance with their individual and departmental development needs; recruiting and selecting staff in accordance with government prescripts; assessing performance of general surgery staff; allocating general surgery personnel to respective wards and call roster.
- Provide measures and guidance on quality assurance to comply with set quality standards; Incumbent to provide general surgery outreach services in the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospitals Complex and Area 2.
- Foster collaboration with other hospitals within and outside the district; Exercise cost control over the activities of the department in line with the allocated budget; Participate in all academic and clinical meetings of the general surgery Department; Participate in departmental research activities. Accept responsibility for continuous professional development to keep up to date with new developments in the field of expertise and related fields. Any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department.
APPLICATIONS:
Applications to be forwarded to: The Human Resources Management Office, Greys Hospital Private Bag X9001, Pietermaritzburg, 3200.
NOTE:
Target for this post is: African Male, African Female
ENQUIRIES: Dr V Govindasamy Tel No: (033) 897 3379
CLOSING DATE: 1 December 2023
