Medical Specialist (Nephrology ) at KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• MBChB or equivalent, FCP (SA). Current Registration with HPCSA as a Specialist Physician. Registration Certificate as a Specialist Physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).

Experience:

•  Grade 1: No experience required. 
• Grade 2: Five (5) years post registration experience as a Specialist Physician. 
• Grade 3: Ten (10) years post registration experience as a Specialist Physician.

DUTIES :

• The successful candidate will function as a Specialist Physician undergoing advanced training and development in Nephrology within a central academic environment. Provision of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient nephrology care. Management of: general nephrology services, chronic peritoneal dialysis programmes, acute and chronic haemodialysis services, kidney transplant outpatient services,
• Participation in the management of haemodialysis services at: Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), DFR. Performance and development of procedural skills including: native and transplant kidney biopsies, vascular haemodialysis access procedures, percutaneous Tenckhoff catheter insertions. Supervision and support of junior medical staff, nursing staff, and allied healthcare professionals.
• Participation in departmental administrative, clinical governance, and operational activities. Active involvement in the academic and research programme of the Department of Nephrology. Participation in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, and service development projects. Contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate academic activities at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, including: student teaching, registrar training, undergraduate and postgraduate examinations. Participation in after-hours, overtime, and on-call duties in accordance with departmental service requirements.