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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Grade 12 with appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professionals. Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a medical officer. Current proof of registration with the HPCSA as a medical practitioner. Basic medical degree (MBCHB) or equivalent).
Grade 1: Less than 5 years relevant experience. Experience in district health service.
Experience in general medical practice: PHC; HAST; EBM and use of current protocols. Excellent clinical skills in terms of consultation; history taking; examination; clinical assessment and management procedures.
Good professional attitude; communication skills; ethics in relation to patients/families/community; referrals; consent for treatment; teamwork ability and medical records keeping.
Willingness to work/participate in outreach programmes in any PHC facilities within the district health service. Post graduate diploma or relevant medical degree is an advantage.
Duties :
Facilitate and support the provision of primary health care services in the district including clinics, Community health centres and district hospitals as part of DHS. Improve clinical quality of PHC services through direct patient care, mentoring and supervision of health care professionals through an integrated approach programme. Participate in 24hour PHC services including Medico-legal and EMS.
Support the development of the clinical department of family medicine and participate in academic teaching and learning in family medicine and PHC in the district. Support the training and the CME activities for nurses, intern and community service doctors in the district. Support or participate in the development of district research projects
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