Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (Family Physician) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Family Physician.

Duties (Key Result Areas/Outputs):

• Clinical services as a consultant and clinician with clinical expertise across the full scope of family medicine practice. Competence in teaching, mentoring, and clinical supervision. Provide clinical Governance , risk and quality management. Academic educational activities, teaching and relevant research. Coordinate CPD programmes and support continuous professional development in the facility. People management of clinical staff and supporting the budget management related to clinical services.

Competencies (Knowledge/Skills):

• Good leadership, clinical and communication skills. Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team in delivering primary healthcare care at clinic and hospital level. Knowledge of Community Orientated Primary Care approach and ability to engage all relevant stakeholders in the Ecosystem. Strong communication, interpersonal, leadership and conflict resolution skills. Ability to design and implement care pathways, guidelines, and quality improvement initiatives. Ability to perform under pressure. Computer literacy (MS word, Outlook, excel). Participate in on call rosters. Experienced in facilitating clinical teaching, learning, and assessment for undergraduate and postgraduate health sciences students, as well as medical officers, nurses, and allied health staff.

Experience:

• Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign health professional council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist, Family Physician.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognized foreign professional health council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist, Family Physician.

Closing date: 2026/02/06 17:00:00