Head Clinical Department: Medical at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Appropriate qualification that allows for registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Specialist: Anaesthesia.
• Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist: Anaesthesia. A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience in Anaesthesia after registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist: Anaesthesia. Management experience, Computer literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint), Experience in administration, finance, education, research and special interest or expertise in a branch of the specialty.
• This experience should be in terms of clinical service provision, teaching, administration and research. Additional recognizable clinical and departmental administration plus qualification/training in Anaesthesia specialties.
• A higher degree in the Health Science (Master’s) other than the degree for specialization and experience in the Public Sector will be an advantage. Sound knowledge of government regulations, policies and acts, the ability to interpreted and implement policies.
• Administrative and management knowledge, project management skills, teambuilding, people and interpersonal relations skills, communication skills (verbal and written), organizational, problem-solving and interventional skills.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic to contribute to the anaesthesia care services. The ability to work under pressure, lead transformational change in a complex environment and the ability to manage change in the department.

Duties :

• Co-ordinate, manage and administer efficient and cost-effective anaesthesia services at the institution. Encourage and foster research within the department.
• Manage and monitor appropriate and relevant undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training within anaesthesia. Foster appropriate subspecialty development within the department.
• Promote staff development and where possible to further the aims of the faculty of sciences and the department of anaesthesia. Encourage collaboration between the departments within the teaching complex.
• Ensure that clinical teaching and supervision of medical staff are of adequate standards. As part of the university’s responsibility, provide sufficient and quality teaching to undergraduates and medical students. Set norms and standards for the maintenance of service delivery and quality outputs in the department.
• Ensure that the strategic plan and the turnaround strategy of the hospital is implemented and be part of the executive management team in the hospital.
• Manage and provide leadership in delivery of clinical services to patients referred to the hospital for anaesthesia problems. Perform clinical duties in areas of personal special interest and expertise. See to fit that quality assurance, including clinical audit is conducted in the department in line with national core standards.
• Lead the department of anaesthesia of Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, in line with the strategic goals set by the National and Provincial Departments of Health and the Chief Executive Officer of the hospital. Participate in the management activities of Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital as a whole and attend all applicable management meetings.
• Participate in university academic management activities, including membership of committees in the Faculty of Health Sciences as a whole and in the university’s Department of Anaesthesia.
• Lead and participate in national and international efforts to advance aspects of Anaesthesia, both in research and advocacy. Examine and provide examiners for degree and diploma programmes and fellowships in anaesthesia in other universities and colleges in South Africa.
• Ensure that appropriate, ethical and quality research is performed in the department as part of a wider agenda to explore improvements in healthcare in the hospital area and South Africa as a whole, with publication of the results in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
• Provide clinical support and outreach to referring hospitals, community health centres and clinics in the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital health cluster. Ensure the employment of the previously advantaged individuals in terms of race, gender and disability to enhance equity.
• Perform commuted overtime as per departmental requirement. Contribute to anaesthesia planning, budgeting and procurement processes as well as monitoring and evaluation.
• Be immediately accountable in the execution of duties jointly to the Director Clinical Support of Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital and to the Academic Head in the Department of Anaesthesia at the University of Witwatersrand. Comply with the Performance Management and Development System (contracting, quarterly reviews and final assessment).

Closing Date : 30-04-2026