The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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MBChB, MMed or FCS (Orthopaedics) SA. A valid registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist Orthopaedics. Interest in spine surgery and arthroplasty surgery, interest in research and Publications in peer reviewed journals.
Duties :
Clinical management of Orthopaedic Spine and arthroplasty patients as a consultant at Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital / Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital complex. Do post intake and follow-up ward rounds and supervising registrars, medical officers and interns rotating in Orthopaedics. Managing patients attending Outpatient Department clinic. Participating in the academic duties of the Wits Department of Orthopaedics. Teaching, training and supervision of undergraduate medical and postgraduate students (registrars) in the discipline of Orthopaedic research. Outreach to facilities / services in the catchment areas. Participate in the multidisciplinary team. Participate in management committees in Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital.