POST 25/613 : MEDICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 TO 3 (SESSIONS: 8 HOURS PER WEEK)
SALARY : Grade 1: R501 per hour
Grade 2: R572 per hour
Grade 3: R662 per hour
CENTRE : New Somerset Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows
registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Medical Practitioner. Registration with a professional council: Registration with
the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Medical Practitioner.
Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical
Practitioner in respect of South African qualified employees. One-year relevant
experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign
Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom
it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
Grade 2: A minimum of five years appropriate experience as a Medical
Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in
respect of South African qualified employees. A minimum of six years relevant
experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign
Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom
it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
Grade 3: A minimum of ten years appropriate experience as a Medical
Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in
respect of South African qualified employees. A minimum of eleven years
relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a
recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified
employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as
required in South Africa. Inherent requirement of the job: Applicants must have
a valid APLS/PALS/NLS certificate. Provision of clinical outpatient and in-
patient paediatric and HIV services at New Somerset Hospital. Provision of
neonatal outreach and support to MOU’s ARV services for children and adults,
and paediatric ward and ambulatory care. Ability to be on call and availability
for Emergency situations. Willing and able to work shifts when required. Willing
and able to participate in after-hours duties when required. Willing and able to
work with patients with infectious diseases. A valid (code B/EB) driver’s license.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Post-internship experience in general
paediatrics and neonatology under on-site supervision of a registered
paediatrician. Completion of / exemption from South African Community
Service. Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff,
patients and their families. Must be competent in provision of paediatric and
neonatal resuscitation. Must be capable of providing comprehensive paediatric
and neonatal emergency care in ambulatory and in-patient settings. Provision
of high-standard paediatric and neonatal in-patient, out-patient and outreach
services. Must be independent yet capable of teamwork, planning,
organisation and coordination. Must have excellent clinical note keeping,
writing of referral letters and complex medical reports. Excellent interpersonal,
communication, analytical, problem-solving, time management and
administrative skills. Display empathy for patients, promote advocacy, and
facilitate a biopsychosocial management framework. Appropriate experience
managing patients living with HIV.
DUTIES : Provide high-quality clinical service to patients and their families, adhering to
evidence-based management protocols. Clinical leadership in the workplace.
Administration of patient statistics collection, ECCR patient management
system and other WCG health applications. Effective and efficient
administration of clinical services. Supervision of junior medical staff to ensure
high quality of care and good clinical outcomes. Working and communicating
well with nursing staff, allied professionals and all students rotating at the
facility. Clinically based formal and informal teaching and training of junior staff
and undergraduate medical students.
ENQUIRIES : Dr S Chippendale Tel No: (021) 402 6431 or email: sa-
eeda.chippendale@westerncape.gov.za
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates
who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements may also
apply. Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition
that proof of application for registration to register with the relevant council and
proof of payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are
submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only
applicable to candidates who apply for the first time for registration in a specific
category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for
change in registration status).