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

Experience:

• Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. 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 in General Surgery. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as Medical Specialist in General Surgery.

Duties

• Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of General Surgery services but with a focus on the endoscopy service. Duties in theatre may also be needed, performing surgical procedures. Consultant ward rounds with senior decision making in respect of patient care, including disposition decisions and oversight and input into OPD services. Clinical Governance in respect of accurate medical record keeping, data / trend analysis, contribution to Morbidity & Mortality meetings and management of complaints and use of existing digital platforms for referrals and patient related documentation. Teaching, training, research activities, including supervision & teaching of junior doctors and participation in the academic program in the hospital. Contribution to improvement of internal systems within the General Surgery service – both within the hospital and the Metro East ecosystem and participation in the wider management of the medical services within the hospital, both clinical and administrative, where reasonable and feasible.