Lecturer.2.01- Family Medicine at University of the Witwatersrand

Brief Description        

Requirements to apply for this position:

• MBChB and/or Diploma in Primary Emergency Care and/or Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (Honours in Emergency Medicine)
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of SA
• Teaching and research experience
• Minimum 4 years post community service (or equivalent) clinical experience
• Sound knowledge and experience of South African Health Services
• Recommended skills/ qualifications or experience that would be an advantage in your application
• Diploma in Primary Emergency Care
• Specialisation in Family Medicine or Emergency Medicine or equivalent experience
• Postgraduate qualifications in medical/health professions education
• Strong interest in technology-enabled learning
• Strong collaboration skills
• Ability to network
• Experience in drafting of in-person and online training materials

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the successful applicant will be:

• Training of the DFMPC undergraduate students in clinical, procedural and communication-related competence, with a focus on bedside teaching, emergency medicine consultation and small group classroom tutorials
• Liaison with joint appointees and other trainers to partner in the training of students on the management of the undifferentiated patient in primary and emergency first-contact care settings
• Monitoring of the resources and training at the relevant sites on behalf of Wits SOCM, with early identification of challenges.
• Liaison with academic and clinical leadership in Family Medicine, Clinical Associates and Emergency Medicine both centrally and on the extended clinical training platform
• Assessment of students' clinical, procedural and communication-related competence.
• Identification of vulnerable students and facilitation of psychosocial support.
• Involvement in research and publication
• Oversight of mentoring programs of students.

Additional Duties

• Liaison with other clinical educators, to support their training of students in partnership with site-based clinicians
• Engagement with academic/clinical leadership at facilities on the extended clinical training platform, whom have the responsibility for governance of staff and students within their respective settings. 
• Involvement in activities of the FHS clinical skills unit and clinical simulation unit, to align quality of learning centrally and peripherally
• Liaison with university IT-project management team, on matters concerning the IT-related environment (connectivity, data, coverage, devices) on the extended clinical training platform on behalf of the DFMPC and Wits SOCM, with early identification of challenges.

Closing date for applications: 26 July 2026