Fresh Opportunities at Gauteng Department of Health

Directorate: Obstetrics and Gynaecology 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
• Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and proof of current registration.
• No experience required after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist.
• The following will be added advantage: Gynaecology oncology experience.

DUTIES:

• Strengthen obstetrics and gynaecological health services in the institution.
• Participate in clinical governance structures in the department, institution, cluster, and the province.
• Promote clinical effectiveness in all facilities.
• Support cluster hospitals with all aspects of service delivery related to obstetrics and gynaecology.
• Secondarily support clinics, community health centres, and primary health care outreach teams, including engaging with private sector obstetricians and gynaecologists on service delivery related matters.
• Facilitate and participate in the training, development, and mentorship of under- and post-graduate students.
• Support the HOD in providing leadership and participation in teaching and research supervision.
• Work with public health and the district's clinical specialist teams to establish and maintain systems, including surveillance, health information, communication, and referral guidelines and processes to support the delivery of obstetrics and gynaecological services.
• Initiate, support, and participate in clinical audit and quality improvement cycles with a specific focus on obstetrics and gynaecology.
• Implement effective monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Effective use of data and appropriate reporting on outputs and health outcomes.
• Initiate, support, or participate in relevant research.
• Foster effective teamwork and collaboration within the cluster, DCST, and University.
• Enable and support engagement with the local community, relevant non-government organizations, and private providers.
• Facilitate and ensure effective communication with all management structures within the hospital, the district, the cluster, and the province.
• Assist in providing regular reports on activities and initiatives to save mothers, babies, and children.
• Assist with the strategic and operational planning of services in the hospital, cluster, and province.
• Assist with the coordination and supervision of obstetrics and gynaecological services within the cluster and management of relevant human resources.
• Assist with recruitment processes in the department, academic circuit, and cluster.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the department.

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Directorate: ENT 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with HPCSA as a Medical Registrar.
• Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Registrar.
• No experience required after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Registrar.

DUTIES:

• As part of the health care team, registrars participate in safe, cost-effective evidence-based and compassionate patient care; including participating in outreach programs.
• Applies cost containment measures in the provision of patient care as trainee specialist.
• Registrars participate in the educational activities of their chosen specialty training program, including conducting research toward MMed.
• Supervise and teach medical students, interns, medical officers, and other service commitments to CMJAH and cluster hospital.
• Commitment to overtime.
• Commitment to emergency care, highest level of ethics, professionalism, and punctuality.
• Expected ability to work in a team and to report all potential conflicts of interest and corruption.

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Directorate: Internal Medicine 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with HPCSA as Medical Registrar.
• HPCSA registration as Medical Registrar.
• No experience required after registration with HPCSA as Medical Registrar.

Added advantage:

• Preference will be given to candidates with FCP (Part 1), ACLS, AMLS, Diploma in HIV Management, and with post-community service medical officer work experience in Internal Medicine.

DUTIES:

• As a Medical Registrar in Internal Medicine, the candidate will rotate between working in both General Internal Medicine and Medical subspecialties.
• In General Internal Medicine, the candidate will be responsible for the clinical management of general medical patients within any of the Wits affiliated training hospitals.
• Supervise medical officers and interns, and liaise daily with their consultants regarding patient management.
• Perform and teach diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in line with registrar training.
• Manage patients at MOPD, attend to patients in the subspecialty OPD, or conduct specialty ward consultations within a relevant subspecialty.
• Set an exemplary standard as a medical practitioner and serve as a role model and clinical mentor to junior doctors and associated clinical staff.

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Directorate: Neurosurgery 

REQUIREMENTS:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with HPCSA as Medical Registrar.
• HPCSA registration as Medical Registrar.
• No experience required after registration with HPCSA as Medical Registrar.

Added advantage:

• Medical practitioner with a minimum of 1-year experience in Neurosurgery required after Community Service.
• Neurosurgery intermediate college exam (passed).

DUTIES:

• Rotate on a four-monthly basis between the neurosurgery units of all three academic teaching hospitals: CHBAH, CMJAH, and HJH, including neurosurgery satellite hospitals (Far East Rand, Thelle Mogkoatlane, Sebokeng, Klerksdorp-Tshepong).
• Render neurosurgery inpatient and outpatient services, clinical and theatre commitments, and attend all academic activities.
• Attend and serve at all departmental commitments daily, including after hours.
• Responsible for the clinical management of neurosurgery patients within any of the WITS affiliated training hospitals.
• Liaise daily with consultants regarding patient management.
• Perform and teach diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in line with registrar training.
• Participate in all academic and teaching activities of the department, including the completion of an MMed degree during the appointment period.
• Set an appropriate example as an outstanding medical practitioner and serve as a role model and clinical mentor to junior doctors and associated clinical staff.

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REQUIREMENTS:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with the HPCSA in Occupational Therapy.
• A minimum of 3 years of appropriate experience in Occupational Therapy after registration with the HPCSA.

Added advantage:

• Experience in managing a subsection.
• Knowledge of psychiatry and vocational rehab.

DUTIES:

• Assessment and treatment of inpatients and outpatients in the designated subsection.
• Management of the designated subsection.
• Evaluation of staff and students.
• Contribute to research activities and continuing professional education.
• Management of human resources and the financial component in the subsection.
• Draw up treatment programmes and protocols in the subsection.
• Organisation skills.