Registrar (Anaesthetics) (4-year contract) (4 posts)
Healthcare, Government, Public Service
Minimum Requirements
- Completion of FCA Part
- 1.
- Knowledge & appropriate use of equipment.
- Other appropriate Post-Graduate Medical Diploma, Certificate or Degree.
- Current certificate of ATLS/ACLS.
- in Internal Medicine or critical care under supervision of a Specialist.
- Appropriate and sufficient clinical experience since obtaining the degree of MBChB and after completion of internal rotations.
- in Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.
- Diploma in Anaesthesia (DA).
- Effective leadership & interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge and practical skills for safe regional and general anaesthesia.
- Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.
- Commuted overtime is compulsory. Emergency and after hour call cover. Each Registrar will be appointed in a specific training complex but could be required to work across the platform on request.
Responsibilities
- Provision of safe anaesthetic care to patients.
- Intensive Care Therapy.
- Pre-op assessment of patients & advice to surgeons regarding work up.
- Post-operative analgesia & recovery of patients from anaesthesia.
- Learn the art and science of anaesthesia practice & ICU Medicine.
- Learn critical skills required by an anaesthetist.
- Attend tutorials and assist with the training of interns, medical students, nursing staff and paramedics.
- Supervision in theatre/ICU and management of theatre lists/staff, especially after hours.
- Involvement in research/audits relating to anaesthesia, intensive care and pain management.
