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 Appropriate qualification (Specialist in General Surgery or related sub-specialty).
Registration certificate with HPCSA, plus 3 years’ experience after registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery.
HPCSA current registration (2025/2026)) (annual registration card).
Knowledge, Competencies:
Must have a strong record of clinical governance; clinical expertise; surgical skill; training and teaching at both under- and post-graduate levels.
Publication record will be an added advantage. Must have good interpersonal, leadership, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills. Possess sound knowledge of Human Resources Management, budgeting and information management. Knowledge of relevant Health and Public Service legislation, regulations and policies including medical ethics.
Have the ability to evaluate new technologies and decide on the cost-effective implementation thereof.
Duties :
Effective overall management of the surgical unit. Assess and ensure good quality clinical service delivery by: development and implementation of guidelines; providing training and support to students, medical interns, community service doctors, nursing staff, medical officers and specialists in the unit.
Management and control of equipment. Optimize use of Human and other resources. Participate in relevant hospital and management committees. Encourage and support relevant research and publications.
Contribute to electronic databases for research purposes. Strategize and implement outreach programmes. Provide after hour specialist services.
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