Chief Directorate: Emergency and Clinical Support Services
SALARY: Grade 2: R1 283 592 per annum Grade 3: R1 489 665 per annum (A portion of the package can be structured according to the individual’s personal needs).
CENTRY: Emergency Medical Services
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Emergency Medicine. Post-graduate Qualification in Emergency Medicine. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the Health Professions Council of South (HPCSA) Africa as a Medical Specialist in Emergency Medicine. Experience: Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years of appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA. At least 5 years of operational experience as an Emergency Medicine Specialist Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years of appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA. At least 5 years of operational experience as an Emergency Medicine Specialist Inherent requirement of the job: Valid driver’s licence. Willingness to work commuted overtime and perform on-call duties. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Strategic planning and organizing skills. Clinical expertise and clinical governance and research skills. Literacy and proficiency in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape. Computer literacy (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
DUTIES: Develop, coordinate, strengthen, support, and represent the Provincial Emergency Care platform in collaboration with health facilities, EMS, GSAs (metro and rural), academic Emergency Medicine leads and relevant stakeholders. Ensure and coordinate Emergency Care clinical governance as it relates to critical processes, inclusive of strengthening pathways and coordinating research and training efforts across the platform. Provide corporate and strategic support for recovery and resurgence strategies. Ensure incremental development towards Universal Healthcare. Implement a recovery strategy by developing a strategic and operational plan for Emergency Medicine in the Western Cape Support the coordination and delivery of emergency care service delivery. Ensure that a Provincial Emergency Medicine strategy is in place for a resurgence of public health emergencies.
ENQUIRIES: Mr C Wylie Tel No: (021) 508-4519
APPLICATIONS: Applicants apply online: www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”)
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.
CLOSING DATE: 31 March 2023