BUSINESS UNIT: NELSON MANDELA BAY AND SARAH BAARTMAN
DISCIPLINE: CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY
LOCATION: LIVINGSTONE -CHEM PATH
POSITION: PATHOLOGIST (RE-ADVERTISEMENT)
PAY GRADE: PHE
REFERENCE NUMBER: EC-NMB&SB1224/001-08 (24001-001-1414)
Main Purpose of the Job
To provide service delivery, undergraduate and post graduate training and to undertake research to assist clinicians in patient
management, to build capacity within the field and to build knowledge with the field
Key Job Responsibility
■ Preparation and delivering of academic lectures / seminars within an existing curriculum frame ■ To perform , interpret report on an
authorize and full range of laboratory tests / autopsies within the specified turnaround time ■ To guide clinicians ( including internal and
external customers) in the selection of laboratory tests to optimize patient care , including the provision of an after-hours service ■ To
provide informal training to undergraduate and post-graduate students as well as medical technologist in order to impart knowledge ,
teach skills and assess competence ■ Conduct routine diagnostic services.
Minimum requirements & key competency
■ FCPath or MMED qualification in Chemical Pathology discipline ■ HPCSA registration for independent as pathologist in applicable
discipline ■ Laboratory safety procedures. ■ Medical conditions, in particular clinical pathology correlation. ■ Principles of analytical
methodology. ■ Method validation including statistical calculations. ■ Laboratory quality assurance processes. ■ Principles of applied
research methodology. ■ Practical laboratory techniques where relevant. ■ Biopsy interpretation in order to advise clinicians. ■ Computer
literacy. ■ Communication and Presentation Skills. ■ Analytical and diagnosing. ■ Problem solving. ■ Conducting research.
Enquiries may be directed Asamkele Gonose @ (041) 395 6162, e-mail application to Asamkele.gonose@nhls.ac.za
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