Registrar (Medical) (Anaesthetics) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner (Independent Practice).
• Inherent requirements of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory. Emergency and after hour call cover. Each Registrar will be appointed in a specific training complex but could be required to work across the platform on request.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Other appropriate Post-Graduate Medical Diploma, Certificate or Degree. Knowledge and practical skills for safe regional and general anaesthesia. Knowledge & appropriate use of equipment. Experience in Internal Medicine or critical care under supervision of a Specialist. Experience in Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. Effective leadership & interpersonal skills. Diploma in Anaesthesia (DA).
• Current certificate of ATLS/ACLS. Completion of FCA Part 1. Advanced computer literacy skills (MS Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), especially in MS Office, with appropriate and sufficient clinical experience since obtaining the degree of MBChB and after completion of internal rotations. 

DUTIES : (key result areas/ outputs):

• Supervision in theatre/ICU and management of theatre lists/staff, especially after hours. Provision of safe anaesthetic care to patients. Pre-op assessment of patients & advice to surgeons regarding workup.
• Post-operative analgesia & recovery of patients from anaesthesia. Learn the art and science of anaesthesia practice & ICU Medicine.
• Learn critical skills required by an anaesthetist. Involvement in research/audits relating to anaesthesia, intensive care and pain management. Intensive Care Therapy. Attend tutorials and assist with the training of interns, medical students, nursing staff and paramedics.