MEDICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 TO 3 (OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY)

Department: Department of Health and Wellness Location: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory Salary: Grade 1: R1 041 402 per annum Grade 2: R1 188 255 per annum Grade 3: R1 375 245 per annum 285 (A portion of the package can be structured according to the individual's personal needs.) It will be expected of the successful candidate to participate in a system of remunerated commuted overtime). Requirements: Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees. 1-year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees. A minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees. A minimum of 11 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. Inherent requirements of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory. Emergency and after-hours call cover. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Experience in labour ward management, including operative and assisted deliveries. Experience in essential gynaecological emergency care. Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written). Ability to work in integrated multi-disciplinary teams across platforms. Computer literacy in MS Office. Duties: Leadership. Teaching. Administration. Clinical Governance. Innovation and Research. Clinical Service Provision: Patient Care: in and after-hours provision of care. Enquiries: Dr A Osman or Prof M Patel or Mrs M Koks, tel no. (021) 404 6020 or email: ayesha.osman@uct.ac.za/m.patel@uct.ac.za or marilyn.koks@uct.ac.za Notes: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Groote Schuur Hospital has adopted the department’s ecosystem framing of its training platform. Accordingly, all medical officer appointments may be called upon to work across this platform and may include rotations a

• ✓Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner
• ✓Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner
• ✓Experience: Grade 1: None after registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees
• ✓1-year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa
• ✓Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees
• ✓A minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa
• ✓Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees
• ✓A minimum of 11 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa
• ✓Inherent requirements of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory
• ✓Emergency and after-hours call cover

• •Leadership
• •Administration
• •Clinical Governance
• •Innovation and Research
• •Clinical Service Provision: Patient Care: in and after-hours provision of care