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

REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.

Experience: 

• Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of South African (SA)-qualified employees. One-year 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 SA. 
• Grade 2: A minimum of five 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 six 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 SA.
•  Grade 3: A minimum of ten 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 eleven 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 SA.
• Inherent requirement of the job: Applicants must have a valid APLS/ PALS/ NLS certificate. Willingness to perform commuted overtime, work after hours and public holidays, to ensure continuous and uninterrupted patient care. A valid driver’s licence. Willingness to work off-site at the MOU and provide outreach to Metro West District and to high-risk MOU’s: Mitchell’s Plain, Gugulethu, Hanover Park and Retreat. Willingness to provide outreach at 2-Military Hospital.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Post-internship experience in neonatology under on-site supervision of a registered paediatrician/neonatologist. Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff, patients and their families. Competence in neonatal resuscitation and providing comprehensive neonatal routine and emergency care in an intensive care environment. Provision of high-standard in-patient and outreach services.
• Capable of teamwork, planning, organisation and coordination. Must have excellent clinical note keeping, referral and complex medical report writing skills. Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, problem-solving, time management and administrative skills. Display empathy for patients, promote advocacy and strive for clinical service excellence despite resource constraints. Computer literacy. 

DUTIES :

• Provide high-quality clinical service to patients and their families, adhering to evidence-based management protocols. Clinical leadership in the workplace. Participation in patient statistics collection, eCCR patient management system and other WCG health applications.
• Effective and efficient administration of clinical services. Working and communicating well with nursing staff, allied professionals and all students rotating at the facility. Supervision of junior medical staff to ensure high quality of care and good clinical outcomes.
• Ward-based formal and informal teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduate medical students. Actively participate in skills transfer, training, and all relevant academic opportunities. Improve professional competence by regular self-learning and reflection. Provision of outreach and support to the Metro West Districts including MOU’s; Mitchell’s Plain, Gugulethu, Hanover Park and Retreat and 2-Military Hospital.