Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (GENERAL Internal Medicine)

Overview

Medical Specialist in General Internal Medicine sought for Khayelitsha District Hospital, delivering comprehensive specialist clinical services to patients.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine.
• Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine.
• 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 Internal Medicine.
• 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 Internal Medicine.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to work and make PUBLIC clinical decisions independently.
• Ability to manage a broad spectrum of medical problems.
• Good organizational skills and ability to perform tasks efficiently.
• Ability to provide leadership and management within the Department of Medicine.
• Excellent individual coping and interpersonal skills and ability to perform well within a multidisciplinary team context.
• Enthusiasm to attend and present training and educational courses to broaden clinical and managerial skills and knowledge.
• Ability to communicate effectively.

Duties

• To deliver comprehensive senior clinical services in General Internal Medicine to patients at Khayelitsha Hospital with the aim of supplying consistently safe, cost-effective, high-quality acute and chronic specialist care to the community.
• To provide management support to the Department of Medicine and Khayelitsha Hospital and to report effectively to the authorities for the sake of maintaining and improving services.
• To deliver teaching and training to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as junior professionals.
• To initiate or participate in clinical research that benefits the service and organisation.

How to apply

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

Enquiries: Dr A Martin Tel No: (021) 360-4777

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 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 health professionals who apply for the first time for registration as Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine 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