Medical Specialist (Anesthesiology) at Free State Department of Health

Requirements:

• Senior Certificate/ Grade 12. Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Anesthesiology. Appropriate tertiary qualification in the Health Science (MBChB). Initial and current registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Anesthesiology.
• Grade 1: No experience required.
• Grade 2: A minimum of five (05) years relevant experience after registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Anesthesiology.
• Grade 3: A minimum of ten (10) years relevant experience after registration with the Health Profession Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Anesthesiology. Current annual registration with HPCSA (2025/2026)

Duties:

• Patient care and clinical duties: Management all medical conditions to ensure that a competent service is provided to all patients. Briefing, informing and counselling patients and where appropriate relatives regarding prevention, treatment operative, complications and rehabilitation. Endeavour to become skilled in resuscitative measures and intensive care treatment to assure survival of critically ill-patients. Prescribe medications, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and assist in medical procedures and surgeries. Team leadership: Supervise junior staff in order to provide adequate medical care and to train them to be able to do key medical interventions.
• Documentation: Reduce medical litigation by exercising good clinical ethos, Complete medico-legal documentation, and maintain accurate medical records. Compliance and quality: Perform clinical governance and ensure compliance with all legal and statutory requirements with FSDoH, OHSC, HPCSA, CMSA, UFS.
• Administrative and operational: Consult patients on an outpatient basis to have optimal chronic disease management and good long term follow-up. Render outreach and support services to other levels of care in our drainage areas (Free State Province). Candidate will have to perform commuted duties (Compulsory & non-negotiable) in line with relevant policy. Perform all reasonable duties as directed by the Head of Department/ Head of Clinical Unit/ Medical Specialist. Conducting clinical audits. Monitoring and evaluating of relevant clinical effectiveness indicators.