Senior Registrar (Sub-speciality) Paediatric Haematology Oncology at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in the Speciality: Paediatrics

Duties

• CLINICAL SERVICE DELIVERY: Comprehensive paediatric haematology/oncology and general paediatric clinical care and service delivery in the Western Cape. Care of paediatric haematology/oncology inpatients and outpatients under the direction of sub-specialist supervisors. After-hours duties on the senior registrar roster in the Department of Paediatrics & Child Health (UCT); and responsible to the director of the registrar programme.
• SUPERVISION: Supervision of Junior Medical Staff - with respect to patient care and clinical service-ensuring safe and high standard of clinical care. Co-ordination of the junior medical team, nurses and allied health care team to ensure seamless provision of service.
• TEACHING: Contribute to and facilitate learning of undergraduate students and paediatric registrars attached to the clinic and ward.
• LEARNING: Rotation through areas of Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital’s paediatric haematology/oncology service in order to acquire training in paediatric haematology/oncology including completing the required training logbook and successfully passing the College of Medicine of South Africa Certificate examination to enable certification as a paediatric oncologist with the HPCSA. Attendance and presentation at Academic Departmental meetings and journal clubs.
• RESEARCH: Involvement with existing research projects, clinical reviews, audits and clinical trials. The post holder is expected to conduct a research project towards producing a Master’s (MPhil) thesis through UCT and will require proof of research in order to enter the CMSA certificate exam.
• MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION: Administration and management in the paediatric haematology/oncology unit including ensuring correct patient data and statistics. Efficient management of clinical notes, including generating letters, providing feedback to referring doctors, contributing to databases, and using designated ICD-10 codes.