Medical Officer Grade 1 to 3 (Anaesthesiology) (Dental Maxillo Facial and Oral Surgery) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Experience:

• Grade 1: None after registration as a Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees. One 1-year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of who is not required to perform community service as required in South Africa.
• Grade 2: A minimum of five 5 years’ appropriate experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees. A minimum of six 6 years relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of who is not required to perform community service as required in South Africa.
• Grade 3: A minimum of ten 10 years’ experience as a Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees. A minimum of eleven 11-year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of who is not required to perform community service as required in South Africa.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• A qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.

Duties

• To deliver comprehensive anaesthesia to patients within the Department of Health and Wellness healthcare facilities of the Cape metro healthcare ecosystem. Pre-operative, intraoperative and post-operative anaesthetic management of surgical patients. Teaching, training and supervision of junior staff, post-graduate and undergraduate medical and dental students. Administrative duties such as resource management, statistics, presentations and research.