Medical Officer Grade 3: General Surgery (Mapulaneng Hospital) at Mpumalanga Department of Health

Requirements

• MBChB degree (qualification) that allows registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner n Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner (2026) (Independent Practice).  A valid work permit will be required from non-South Africans. Sound knowledge of medical ethics. Multidisciplinary management and teamwork and experience in the respective medical discipline. Knowledge of current Health and Public Service regulations and policies. Additional experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Neurosurgery, Anaesthesiology, Urology and ENT will serve as recommendation. Skills in terms of consultations, history taking, examination, clinical assessment and clinical management.
• Grade 3: A minimum of ten (10) years’ experience after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner (Independent Practice). A minimum of eleven (11) years relevant experience after registration with a recognised foreign health profession council and / or the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner (Independent Practice) for foreign qualified employees. Knowledge, 

Duties

• Provision of optimal, holistic specialized nursing care with set standards and within a professional/legal framework. Provide comprehensive health care services in the Orthopaedic Unit. Ensure effective and efficient management of resources. Provide quality patient care, follow norms and standards.
• Participate in quality improvement programs. Supervise and implement patient care standards. Implement and practice nursing health care in accordance with the statutory laws governing the nursing profession, labor and health care. Implement constructive working relations with nurses and other stake holders.
• Ensure compliance of Infection Prevention and Control policies. Ensure that the equipment is functional and ready all the time. Able to plan and organize your own work and that of support personnel to ensure proper nursing care. Participate in staff development and performance management.
• Report patient safety incidence, challenges and deficiencies within the unit. Work effectively, co-operatively amicably with people of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial or religious differences.  Ensure adherence to Batho - Pele Principles and Patient’s Right Charter.