Medical Specialist Grade 1 To 3 (Sub-Specialty

POST 27/270 : MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1 TO 3 (SUB-SPECIALTY:

SALARY : Grade 1: R1 009 887 per annum

Grade 2: R1 152 594 per annum

Grade 3: R1 258 923 per annum

(A portion of the package can be structured according to the individual's

personal needs).

CENTRE : Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch

REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows

registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a

Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology. Registration with a

professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Sub - Specialist

in Paediatric Allergology. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the

HPCSA as Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology. Grade 2: A

minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Subspecialist after

registration with the HPCSA as Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology

(or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign

qualified employees). Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience

as Medical Subspecialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical

Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology (or recognised foreign Health

Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees). Inherent

requirements of the job: Willingness to travel within the District and Metro

Region. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to comprehensively manage

all child and adolescent paediatric allergology and general paediatric cases

including intensive management of tertiary level patients. Proven leadership

abilities. Experience in supervision of staff. Experience in effectively manage

of allocated resources. Proven experience in teamwork. Proven

knowledge/skills and experience in principles of service planning, organising,

implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Proven ability to adhere to all

departmental requirements and protocols. Proven knowledge of public health

and public health policies, guidelines and related prescript to manage

resources effectively. Research experience as a primary investigator or

research supervisor. Computer literacy.

DUTIES : Provide comprehensive, high-quality child and adolescent paediatric

allergology and general paediatrics clinical services. Clinical leadership and

relevant oversight of daily clinical operations of a multidisciplinary paediatric

allergology team and a general paediatrics team in a tertiary setting. Provide

outreach and support to referrers and referring institutions, as required.

Conduct ward rounds/ multidisciplinary clinical meetings. Manage and

effectively/efficiently use allocated resources. Effective and efficient

administration of clinical services. Adhere to requirements for all people

management matters. Create a learning environment for students and junior

colleagues both under- and postgraduate as required. Do appropriate clinical

audits and research within the department to stay abreast of clinical

developments.

ENQUIRIES : Professor H Buys Tel No: (021) 685-5111 or Email: Heloise.Buys@uct.ac.za

NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.

Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Sub - Specialist in Paediatric Allergology. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Subspecialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees). Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Subspecialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees). Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to travel within the District and Metro Region. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to comprehensively manage all child and adolescent paediatric allergology and general paediatric cases including intensive management of tertiary level patients. Proven leadership abilities. Experience in supervision of staff. Experience in effectively manage of allocated resources. Proven experience in teamwork. Proven knowledge/skills and experience in principles of service planning, organising, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Proven ability to adhere to all departmental requirements and protocols. Proven knowledge of public health and public health policies, guidelines and related prescript to manage resources effectively. Research experience as a primary investigator or research supervisor. Computer literacy.

Provide comprehensive, high-quality child and adolescent paediatric allergology and general paediatrics clinical services. Clinical leadership and relevant oversight of daily clinical operations of a multidisciplinary paediatric allergology team and a general paediatrics team in a tertiary setting. Provide outreach and support to referrers and referring institutions, as required. Conduct ward rounds/ multidisciplinary clinical meetings. Manage and effectively/efficiently use allocated resources. Effective and efficient administration of clinical services. Adhere to requirements for all people management matters. Create a learning environment for students and junior colleagues both under- and postgraduate as required. Do appropriate clinical audits and research within the department to stay abreast of clinical developments.

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS