Medical Officer Grade 1,2, 3 REF NO: GS 20/26

SALARY :

• Grade 1: R1 395 528 per annum 
• Grade 2: R1 592 274 per annum 
• Grade 3: R1 844 151 per annum 

All-inclusive package consists of 70% basic salary and 30% flexible portion that may be structured in terms of the applicable rules, Plus Commuted Overtime which is subject to the needs of the department. Incumbents will have to sign the commuted overtime contract form annually. 

CENTRE : Grey’s Hospital-Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospitals Complex 

REQUIREMENTS :

• Grade 12 / Senior Certificate. MBChB or equivalent. Appropriate qualifications that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery, which must include an FCS (SA) and MMED completion and adequate time in a general surgery registrar program. Registration certificate with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Current registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Applicants awaiting registration with the HPCSA as a specialist general surgeon can apply and will require registration as a specialist before commencing employment in the post.
• Grade 1: Not applicable; Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist. Foreign candidates require 1 Year relevant experience after registration with HPSA as a Medical Specialist, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service.
• Grade 2: 5 Years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in the relevant discipline. Foreign candidates will require 6 Years relevant experience after registration with HPSA as a Medical Specialist of which it is not required to perform Community Service. 
• Grade 3: 10 Years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in the relevant discipline. Foreign candidates will require 11 Years relevant experience after registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist of which it is not required to perform Community Service.
• Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Knowledge of appropriate specialist level procedures and protocols within the field of general surgery. Specialist will be required to run the Breast, Endocrine and Renal Surgery Unit. Sound knowledge of Human Resource management. Financial Management – monitoring of expenditure, Essential Drug List, Management functions – policy analysis and implementation, strategic management, project management, information management, total quality management and improvement, legal aspects, patient care and service delivery, applicable mandatory requirements and Acts, Regulations, Protocols and Guidelines used in Health Services. 

DUTIES :

• Participate in the delivery of in-patient and out-patient general surgery service esp. breast and endocrine service within the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospitals Complex based at Grey’s hospital. Management of patients requiring general surgery. Assisting in the management of the surgical database.
• Function as the intern curator when required. Inter-disciplinary coordination of the management of general surgery patients. Supervision of the surgical trainees and interns rotating through the unit. Ensuring the highest standards of clinical, professional, and ethical behaviour.
• Undertake teaching of interns, undergraduate medical students, postgraduate general surgery trainees, and allied health care personnel. Conduct, assist, and stimulate research within the ethical guidelines of the Health Care Act. Promote education in cancer prevention. Develop management protocols for the general surgery service in accordance with the Hospital and Department policies; Provide appropriate surgical care to general surgery patients; Responsible for the Breast, Endocrine and Renal Surgical Unit.
• Maintain the effective and efficient utilisation of human resources in respect of: overseeing and supervising general surgery staff in the execution of their duties; training staff and promoting ongoing staff development in accordance with their individual and departmental development needs; recruiting and selecting staff in accordance with government prescripts; assessing performance of general surgery staff; allocating general surgery personnel to respective wards and call roster. Provide measures and guidance on quality assurance to comply with set quality standards; Incumbent to provide general surgery outreach services in the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospitals Complex and Area 2.
• Foster collaboration with other hospitals within and outside the district; Exercise cost control over the activities of the department in line with the allocated budget; Participate in all academic and clinical meetings of the general surgery Department; Participate in departmental research activities. Accept responsibility for continuous professional development to keep up to date with new developments in the field of expertise and related fields. Any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department.