POST 11/317 : MEDICAL SPECIALIST: GRADE 1 TO 3 (GENERAL SURGERY) (20
SESSIONS)
(12-Month Contract)
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
SALARY : Grade 1: R646 per hour
Grade 2: R737 per hour
Grade 3: R853 per hour
CENTRE : Karl Bremer Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows
registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as Medical
Specialist in General Surgery. Registration with a professional council:
Registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as
a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Experience: Grade 1: None after
registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Grade
2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after
registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional
Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in
General Surgery. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as
a Medical Specialist after registration with HPCSA (or a recognised foreign
Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a
Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Inherent requirements of the job: Valid
driver’s license and willingness to travel. Competencies (knowledge/skills):
Clinical experience with General Surgery, including endoscopy and
laparoscopic surgery. Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal
relations with staff, patients, and their families. Excellent clinical notes, referral
writing skills and sound verbal and written communication skills as well as
analytical and problem-solving skills. The candidate must have sufficient
clinical and academic skills to handle a large clinical workload.
DUTIES : (key result areas/outputs): Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist
level across the full spectrum of General Surgery services but with a focus on
the endoscopy service. Duties in theatre may also be needed, performing
surgical procedures. Consultant ward rounds with senior decision making in
respect of patient care, including disposition decisions and oversight and input
into OPD services. Clinical Governance in respect of accurate medical record
keeping, data / trend analysis, contribution to Morbidity & Mortality meetings
and management of complaints and use of existing digital platforms for
referrals and patient related documentation. Teaching, training, research
activities, including supervision & teaching of junior doctors and participation in
the academic program in the hospital. Contribution to improvement of internal
systems within the General Surgery service – both within the hospital and the
Metro East ecosystem and participation in the wider management of the
medical services within the hospital, both clinical and administrative, where
reasonable and feasible.
ENQUIRIES : Dr S Le Roux, tel. no. (021) 918-1990
APPLICATIONS : Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs
(click “online applications”).
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates
who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements may also
apply. Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition
that proof of application for registration with their relevant council and proof of
payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are
submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only
applicable to health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in
a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must
apply for change in registration status).
CLOSING DATE : 14 April 2026, 17:00PM
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