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Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (Sessional) (Anaesthetics) (10 sessions p/week) (Clinical Obstetrics)
  Employment Type: Contract
  Reference No: MHS56/2025
  Mowbray Maternity Hospital
 
Competencies (knowledge/skills):
Appropriate experience in obstetric anaesthesia. Ability to work in a team and with all levels of staff. Interest in training junior anaesthetists and students in a career in anaesthesia. Computer literacy.
 
Minimum educational qualifications:
Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Anaesthesiology.
 
Enquiries:
Dr Claire Pfister tel no 021-404-5001
 
Experience:
Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Anaesthesiology. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees) as Medical Specialist in Anaesthesiology. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Anaesthesiology.
 
Note:
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a written/practical and oral assessment. 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 to register with the 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 candidates 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)”. The pool of applicants will be considered for similar vacant posts within the Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services for a period of 3 months from date of advert.
 
Registration with a professional council:
Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Anaesthesiology.
 
Duties (Key result areas/outputs):
To deliver comprehensive anaesthesia and critical care services to patients in theatre and the wards at Mowbray maternity Hospital. Pre-operative, intraoperative and post-operative anaesthetic management of surgical patients. Teaching and training of interns, students and nursing colleagues. Rotating through the hospitals affiliated with the University of Cape Town, namely Groote Schuur Hospital, New Somerset Hospital and Mowbray Maternity Hospital. Management duties such as statistics, presentations and research. Management of the epidural and pain service at Mowbray Maternity Hospital.
 
Inherent requirement of the job:
Valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel within the Metro. Willingness to work at the hospitals on the platform- Groote Schuur, New Somerset and Mowbray Maternity Hospital.
 
 
 
 
Remuneration:
Grade 1: R 612 per hour, Grade 2: R 698 per hour, Grade 3: R 809 per hour
 
Starting Date:
1/31/2025 12:00:00 AM
 
NOTICE TO ALL
Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
  • It will be expected of shortlisted candidates to be:
  • available at the venue on the time and date as determined by the Department and
  • bring along recently (not older than 6 months) certified copies of your Identity Document (ID), driver’s license (if applicable for the post), qualification and/or proof of registration at relevant statutory body. Failure to adhere to the aforementioned may lead to his/her application being disqualified and not further considered.
Closing date: 2/14/2025 12:00:00 AM
 
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