Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (Sub - Specialty: Geriatric Medicine)
Healthcare, Government, Public Service
Minimum Requirements
- A valid (code B/EB) driver’s licence.
- Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Geriatric Medicine.
- FCP(SA) or Equivalent qualification.
- Certificate in Geriatric Medicine.
- Ability to work and make clinical decisions independently.
- Ability to manage a broad spectrum of medical problems.
- Good organizational skills and ability to perform tasks efficiently.
- Ability to provide leadership and management within the Department of Medicine.
- Excellent individual coping and interpersonal skills and ability to perform well within a multidisciplinary team context.
- Enthusiasm to attend and present training and educational courses to broaden clinical and managerial skills and knowledge.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Geriatric Medicine.
- 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 Geriatric Medicine.
- 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 Geriatric Medicine.
Responsibilities
- To deliver comprehensive senior clinical services in General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics to patients in a Central or Regional or District Hospital within the Area of Metro East with the aim of supplying consistently safe, cost effective, high quality acute and chronic specialist care to the community.
- To provide management support within the Division of General Internal Medicine at Tygerberg Academic Hospital as well as the Metro East Geographic Service Area and to report effectively to the authorities for the sake of maintaining and improving geriatric services.
- To deliver teaching and training to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as junior professionals.
- To initiate or participate in clinical research that benefits the service and organisation.
