Medical Officer Grade 1 - 3 at Free State Department of Health

Requirements:

• Senior certificate, MBCHB or Equivalent Degree that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner. Valid registration with HPCSA as Medical Officer, Proof of current registration with HPCSA . Attach proof of working experiences endorsed by Human Resource.
• Experience - Grade 1: None after registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in
• Grade 2: Minimum of 5 years after registration as Medical Practitioner with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
• Grade 3: Minimum of 10 years after registration as medical practitioner with the health professional council of South Africa (HPCSA).

Duties:

• Management all medical conditions to ensure that a competent service is provided to all patients 
• Candidates will have to perform commuted overtime duties (compulsory & non-negotiable).
• Supervise junior staff in order to provide adequate medical care and to train them to be able to do key medical interventions. ·
• Consult patients on an outpatient basis to have optimal chronic disease management and good long term follow up. 
• Briefing, informing and counselling patients and where appropriate relatives regarding prevention, treatment operative, complications and rehabilitation. · Endeavour to become skilled in resuscitative measures and intensive care treatment to assure survival of critically ill-patients.