Medical Specialist (Anesthesiology) (Pelonomi Hospital) at SADOCS

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)

Knowledge and Skills:

• ACLS, ATLS, APLS. Medical expertise, Clinical competence, Medical regulations and research and Research analysis. Communication, empathy and compassion, problem-solving, leadership and teamwork, adaptability and attention to detail.

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.

Closing Date :

• 2026-05-08