Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (UROLOGY) (SESSIONAL)

Overview

Sessional Medical Specialist in Urology (Grade 1 to 3) sought for New Somerset Hospital, Western Cape, requiring HPCSA registration as a specialist in urology.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Urology.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Urology.
• Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Urology.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Urology.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Urology.
• Inherent requirement of the job: A Valid Driver’s licence Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to successfully run an extremely busy Urology service on a district level.
• Tertiary knowledge and skills in the field of emergency Urology as well as district level elective Urology.
• Strong ethical principles and relevant clinical and counselling skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Leadership-, interpersonal- and organisational skills.
• Appropriate experience in trauma and emergency Urology surgery as the primary surgeon and treating specialist.

Duties

• Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of general Urologic Surgery.
• The specialist primary responsibility would be trauma and emergency Urology at district level.
• Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level of elective Urology Surgery (district level).
• Supervision of clinical and operative activities of Urology surgeons- in- training.
• Active participation in the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programmes of the Division of Urology.
• Effective management and administration of a wide range of “Portfolios” and develop, conduct and supervise research projects.
• Training and Teaching of medical officers and Urology registrars and relevant burden of disease Research and Audits.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Prof H Bougard Tel No: (021) 402-6444

Notes

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 on health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for a change in registration status)”. 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