Medical Officer Grade 1 To GRADE 3 (Internal Medicine) (Sessional) (10 Hours Per Week)

Salary: Grade 1: R501 per hour; Grade 2: R572 per hour; Grade 3: R662 per hour

Centre: Mitchells Plain District Hospital

Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as
Medical Practitioner.
Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner.
Experience: Grade 1: None after registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified
employees.
1-year 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 2: A minimum of 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 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 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: A valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license.
Completion of Fellowship of the College of Physicians of South Africa FCP (SA) part 1 exam.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Be able to manage common medical conditions presenting to the Department for
admission Be able to perform procedures such as IV lines, ICD, CVP insertion.
Be able to perform resuscitation including cardioversion and ETT insertion.
Be familiar with provincial and national treatment guidelines for common medical conditions Basic computer literacy skills.
Communicate well with colleagues including arranging referrals to the tertiary centre.

Manage acute medical admissions and follow up care of inpatients.
Provide consultation service to other departments of patients assessed by registrars and Medical Officers.
Supervise Interns and teach medical students rotating through Department of Medicine.
Participate in academic meetings and ward rounds Liaise with family members of admitted patients.
Financially awareness regarding use of radiological and laboratory investigations.

Dr T Crede Tel No: (021) 377-439

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