Medical Specialist (Peadiatrics) at Free State Department of Health

Requirements:

• Senior Certificate/ Grade 12. Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics. Initial and current registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa ( HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics.
• Grade 1: No experience required after registration with the Health Profession Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years relevant experience after registration with Health Profession Council of South Africa ( HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 5 years relevant experience after registration with Health Profession Council of South Africa ( HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics. Current annual registration with HPCSA (2026/2027).

Knowledge and Skills:

• ACLS, ATLS, APLS. Medical expertise, clinical competence, medical regulations, research and analysis.
• Communication, empathy and compassion. Problem solving, leadership and teamwork, adaptability and attention to detail.

Duties:

• Patient care and clinical duties: Management of 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 and 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). Perform all reasonable duties as directed by the Head of Department / Head of Clinical Unit. Conducting clinical audits. Monitoring and evaluating of relevant clinical effectiveness indicators.