Medical Officer Grade 1 to 3: (Orthopaedic Surgery) (Acute Spinal Cord Injury Unit)
Healthcare, Government, Public Service
Minimum Requirements
- 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 recognized 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 recognized 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.
- Participate in the after-hours call system. Commuted overtime is compulsory.
- Clinical competency in autonomically, cardiovascular, respiratory unstable patients.
- Peri-operative patient optimization and care.
- Ability to work in a high-volume, resource restricted, emotionally challenging environment with resilience to cope with care withdrawal when futile, and communication with families around these difficult issues Computer literacy and interest in data collection for service improvement.
- Clinical experience in peri-operative and acute patient care.
- in intensive care including cardiovascular, ventilatory support and quadra/paraplegia care.
Responsibilities
- Participation in undergraduate teaching and allied science training. Supervision and training of interns. Clinical service provision in the ASCI unit. Interacting with referrals from within and outside GSH.
