Registrar (Medical) (Plastic Surgery) (5-year contract) (2 Posts)
Healthcare, Government, Public Service
Minimum Requirements
- A valid (code B/EB) driver’s licence. Commuted overtime is compulsory. Emergency and after-hours call cover are compulsory. Each Registrar will be appointed in a specific training complex but may be required to work across the platform on request.
- Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council (HPCSA) as Medical Practitioner.
- FCS Part 1 as well as appropriate clinical experience in Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Burns, Hand Surgery and/or Trauma. A current certificate of ATLS and completion of a Basic Surgical Skills course are required. Relevant exposure to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burns, Hand Surgery, Wound Care, Trauma and peri-operative surgical care. Relevant experience in research/audit/publications, and effective leadership and interpersonal skills.
Responsibilities
- Provision of safe Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery care to patients.
- Peri-operative care of plastic surgery patients, including emergency, elective, trauma, burns, hand surgery, wound care and reconstructive surgery patients.
- Participation in Intensive Care and High Care management where relevant.
- Learn the art and science of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, including burns care, hand surgery, soft-tissue reconstruction, wound management, trauma-related reconstruction, congenital and acquired deformities, and relevant microsurgical principles.
- Attend tutorials and assist with the training of interns, medical students, nursing staff and paramedics.
- On-site after-hours duties relating to the care of newly arriving acute patients as well as inpatients.
- Involvement in research/audits relating to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burns, Hand Surgery, Trauma and Wound Care.
