Medical Officer Grade 1 to 3 (Emergency Medicine) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.
• Experience:
•  Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees. A minimum of 11 years relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
•  Grade 1: None after registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees. 1-year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
•  Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees. A minimum of 6 years relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. Inherent requirement of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) drivers’ licence. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS/PALS) certification.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Demonstrated clinical experience and competence in Emergency Medicine. Strong communication skills. Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and engage professionally with staff at all organisational levels. Commitment to teaching, training, and the development of an academic career in Emergency Medicine. Sound clinical decision-making and leadership skills in a high-acuity environment. Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification. 

DUTIES :

• Provide comprehensive clinical management of all patients presenting to the Emergency Centre, including neonates, children, adolescents, and adults. Assess, stabilise, resuscitate, and manage critically ill and injured patients. Supervise, support, and teach undergraduate students, interns, community service officers, and healthcare professionals working within the Emergency Centre. Participate actively in continuous professional development, quality improvement initiatives, clinical governance activities, and academic programmes. Participate in the departmental overtime roster as required. Provide clinical support in other hospital departments when required to meet service delivery needs.