POST 06/116 : MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1/2/3 PAEDIATRICS DEPARTMENT (PMB
METROPOLITAN HOSPITALS COMPLEX) REF NO: MED 02/2026 (X1
POST)
SALARY : Grade 1: R1 341 855 – R1 422 810 per annum, (package)
Grade 2: R1 531 032 – R1 623 609 per annum, (package)
Grade 3: R1 773 222 – R2 212 680 per annum, (package)
Other Benefits: 13th Cheque, Plus 18% Inhospitable Area Allowance,
Commuted Overtime and Medical Aid: Optional (Employee must meet
Prescribed Requirements)
CENTRE : Harry Gwala Regional Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate. MBCHB Qualification, Plus FC
Paeds (SA) OR equivalent. Registration certificate with the Health Professions
Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics or as a
registrar in Paediatrics. Experience Required: Grade 1: Appropriate
Qualification in the relevant discipline that allows registration as a Medical
Specialist with HPCSA in the Anaesthetic Department. Foreign candidates
require 1 year relevant experience after registration with a recognized Foreign
Health Professional Council, of whom it is not required to perform Community
Service. Grade 2: Appropriate Qualification in the relevant discipline that allows
registration as a Medical Specialist with HPCSA in the Anaesthetic Department.
5 years’ experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of
South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Specialist in the Anaesthetic Department.
Foreign candidates require 6 years relevant experience after registration with
a recognized Foreign Health Professional Council, of whom it is not required
to perform Community Service. Certificate of Service endorsed by HR
Department must be attached. Grade 3: Appropriate Qualification in the
relevant discipline that allows registration as a Medical Specialist with HPCSA
in the Anaesthetic Department.10 years’ experience after registration with the
Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Specialist in
the Anaesthetic Department. Foreign candidates require 11 years relevant
experience after registration with a recognized Foreign Health Professional
Council, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service. Certificate
of Service endorsed by HR Department must be attached. Outstanding clinical
skills in field of Paediatrics preferably obtained in public service/environment.
Ability and practical experience to provide training for under and
postgraduates. Develop and review clinical protocols and guidelines for
Paediatrics Quality Management (improvement, assurance, audits, etc).
Leadership, people management, problem solving, decision making and
communication skills. Mentoring, coaching, facilitation, teaching and training
skills. General management skills: human resources, finance, operations,
strategy, marketing. Knowledge of relevant protocols, policies, regulations,
public service legislation and guidelines. Medical ethics, epidemiology,
research and statistics. Sub-specialist medical knowledge, skills &
competencies in Paediatrics will be an added advantage
DUTIES : Will cover clinical skills, performance, training, research and supervision &
support. Provision of Specialist Paediatric services. Participate in the
Departmental outreach program to the catchment area. Clinical and
administrative responsibility to Harry Gwala Regional Hospital Interns,
Community Service Doctors, Medical Officers and Registrars Supervision and
evaluation (EPMDS for Junior Staff). Post graduate Paediatric development
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and strengthening. Training programme for under – and postgraduates,
lecturer, bed side teaching, etc. Clinical Quality: audits, morbidity and mortality
reviews, clinical guidelines, protocols, quarterly reports. Responsible for some
QIP and QAP’s and committee’s at Harry Gwala Regional Hospital and will be
responsible for a Metropolitan portfolio as well. Play a leadership role in
conducting ward rounds, problem ward rounds, ground ward rounds,
multidisciplinary meetings and mortality meeting for teaching purposes.
Ensuring unit meeting occur regularly. Patient satisfaction: satisfaction surveys,
community consultation and active participation in development of services,
waiting times, customization of services. Systems: appropriate level of care,
referral pathways, seamless and integrative service delivery systems. Health
Information and Research: ME disease profile, setting up of database for
clinical conditions, sundries and consumables, conduct relevant research.
Involved in Paediatric resuscitation courses and all initiatives in the care on
neonates and children. Part of the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Department
and all activities relating to the Department including academic and training
programs. To perform overtime duties in line with the Paediatric Metropolitan
Departmental needs. Assist with the maintenance of standards of care and
implementation of quality of quality improvement programmes within the
Department. Assist with the administration of a component of the Paediatric
Department. Participate in the departmental activities for the development and
training of undergraduate, post graduate and vocational students, including
joining the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) as a member of the Faculty of
Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, and Department of Paediatrics
& Child Health
ENQUIRIES : Dr. K.J. Gabela Tel No: (033) 395-4005
NOTE : Employment Equity: Preference will be given to the following candidates as per
Employment Equity target: All appointments will be made in accordance with
the Employment Equity targets of the Hospital. People with disabilities are
encouraged to apply. Medical Practitioners must have successfully completed
their certificate of Paediatric exams (FCPaed Part 2 exams). Medical
Practitioners completing their MMed’s who have submitted their research for
publication or dissertation for marking are encouraged to apply (Kindly note
that you will only be eligible if you have full registration within the next few
months and have your MMED completed by the interview sitting). Additional
jobs may be available within the next six months and we will utilize this
interview process to offer additional jobs in Paediatrics at Harry Gwala
Regional Hospital once the post is available and ratified.
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