The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery plus MMed (Internal Medicine) or FCP (SA). Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine with minimum of five (5) years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine. Extensive and appropriate experience in all aspects of Internal Medicine - clinical care, teaching, and research.
Certificates of service for all periods of employment. Proven management ability, sound communication (verbal and written) skills, leadership skills, decision making and interpersonal skills. Proof of current registration with the HPCSA 2025/2026.
Duties :
The Department of Internal Medicine is based at Steve Biko Academic Hospital and affiliated with the University of Pretoria. This is a joint academic, full-time, permanent appointment.
The Head of Clinical Unit will provide operational, academic, and clinical leadership across the internal medicine service on both the hospital and university platforms.
The role includes ensuring high-quality, evidence-based medical care; strengthening clinical governance; coordinating subspecialty services; and ensuring compliance with national policies and institutional standards.
The post includes oversight of teaching and training for undergraduate and postgraduate students, including registrar supervision, and involvement in departmental research. Duties may include after-hours medical cover, call responsibilities, and other service-related tasks as required.
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