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Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Registrar. Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Registrar.
No experience required after registration with HPCSA as Medical Registrar. The following will be an added advantage. Preference will be given to candidates with FCP (Part 1), ACLS, AMLS, Diploma in HIV Management and with post community service medical officer work experience in Internal Medicine.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Patient first mentality, general management skills, excellent communication skills, good professional judgement, integrity and professional dependability, leadership experience, conflict management, cost-containment. Management training and experience, technology and computer skills, problem-solving experience, coaching and mentoring experience.
ACADEMIC: Research and teaching experience will be added advantage. NOTE: We reserve the right not to fill the post. Invited candidates will be subjected to employment vetting process and medical surveillance.
Duties :
As a Medical Registrar in Internal Medicine, the candidate will be expected to rotate between working both in General Internal Medicine and Medical subspecialities. In General, Internal Medicine, the candidate will be responsible for the clinical management of general medical patients within any of the Wits affiliated training hospitals.
They will supervise medical officers and interns and liaise with their consultants daily regarding this. They will be required to perform and teach diagnostic and therapeutic procedures concordant with a registrar’s training in this regard.
Other clinical duties will include managing patients at MOPD, managing patients attending the Subspeciality OPD or Specialty Ward Consultations within a relevant sub-speciality. The desired candidate will be required to set an appropriate example of an exemplary medical practitioner and serve as a role model and clinical mentor to junior doctors and associated clinical staff.
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