Medical Officer Grade

Overview

A medical officer is sought to examine, diagnose and treat patients at community health centres in the ZF Mgcawu District of the Northern Cape.

Requirements

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Practitioner.
• Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner.
• Experience: Grade 1: None after registered as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees 1- year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with recognised Foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
• Grade 2: A minimum of five (5) years appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees.
• A minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as 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 (10) years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees.
• A minimum of 11 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign health Professional Council in request of foreign qualified employees, of whom is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
• Inherent requirement of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s licence.

Duties

• The candidate will be expected to Interview, examine, investigate, diagnose and oversee the treatment of patients, including chronic medical ailment/conditions, medical, surgical, obstetrics and gynecological emergencies, HIV and TB patients, sick children, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal patients Trauma & Emergency Unit.
• Ensure comprehensive clinical record keeping.
• Manage Clinical services and supervise junior doctors (undergraduate’s students, interns and community service doctors).
• Develop systems for appropriate levels of care, referral pathways, seamless and integrated service delivery system.

How to apply

Please note applications can be hand delivered to the James Exum Building, Room 29, couriered via postal services to 144 Du Toitspan Road, James Exum Building, Kimberley Hospital Complex, Kimberley, 8301 or emailed to nchealthhr@ncpg.gov.za

Enquiries: Mr. D. Theys Tel No: (054) 830 2102

Notes

All applicants must complete an application register when an application is hand delivered. Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z83 obtainable from any Public Service Department or any Public Service Administration website. The fully completed and signed Z83 should be accompanied by a detailed/comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, indicating positions held, dates and key performance responsibilities. Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of their qualifications and relevant documents on or before the day of the interview proceedings following communication from the Human Resource Management Recruitment and Selection Unit. Failure to submit the requested documents or information will result in your application not being considered. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer/promotion / appointment will promote representivity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The request for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates. The Human Resource Administration of the Department will inform shortlisted candidate for a post to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interview. Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for all posts. OTHER POSTS