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.
Medical Officer - Internal Medicine (HIV Medicine) - Grade 1 - 3 - Reference Number : refs/056934 - Posts : 1
Package : R 1 041 402.00 per annum (All-Package Inclusive)
Enquiries : Prof N Madala - Tel No (012) 521 4584/3276
Requirements :
MBCHB degree plus HIV Diploma, Current registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner, Registration certificate with HPCSA as an Independent Practitioner and Current Annual Registration with HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.
Grade 1 None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner. Grade 2 A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as Medical Officer after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner. Grade 3 A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as Medical Officer after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner.
Duties :
Implement comprehensive HAST care programmes at the clinic to manage patients with HIV/Aids and TB. Facilitate a holistic approach to patient care with the multidisciplinary team including voluntary medical. Facilitate optimal running of the HIV, TB and Infectious diseases clinics, attend to consults from the wards.
Assist in updating protocols and SOP’s as required by the clinics and ensure that they are being followed. Facilitate the in-service training of junior medical officers, nurses and supplementary health professionals. Attendance of academic and district meetings and keeping abreast with developments in the field.
Liaise with local community clinics to assist them with consults and to facilitate transfer of the patients when needed. Familiarize self with rules and regulations with the health act and other relevant legislation. Any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department.
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