Head Clinical Unit Trauma & Burns

Requirements

MBChB Degree or equivalent qualifications. Registration certificate with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Surgery and Current registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist or in a recognised sub-specialty. Plus 5 years’ post-registration experience as a specialist in Trauma and Burns. Additional Qualifications & Experience: Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate higher surgical qualification (FCS(SA) and/or MMed Surgery), completion of Cert Trauma (SA) or equivalent, and currently registered with HPCSA for independent practice in the Trauma surgery discipline. As per HPCSA rules: DSTC instructor and ATLS instructor status required. Calls will include cover of Burns and Trauma Unit. Completion of ATLS required. eFAST course, MIMMS and, or ACLS/PALS. Burns experience. Teaching and research experience and evidence of publication. Knowledge, Skills and Competencies: Expertise in the management of acute and chronic neurological disorders including neurological emergencies, Knowledge of national and international demography, current health and public service legislation, regulation and policy, including medical ethics, epidemiology, and statistics, Strong clinical decision-making, communication, and interpersonal skills Experience in multidisciplinary teamwork, clinical training and functioning in a quaternary hospital, ability to teach, supervise, and mentor trainees, junior staff and allied staff, Knowledge of research principles with ability to drive academic output Leadership, administrative, and conflict resolution skills.

Key Responsibilities

Report to the Head Clinical Department Trauma and burns. Provide leadership of the clinical trauma and burns services (incl. Trauma ICU, Burns and Trauma Resuscitation),inter-disciplinary in-house coordination of the management of the patients:, supervision of the fellows, specialists and surgical trainees / medical officers rotating through the trauma and burns:, ensuring the highest standards of clinical, fiscal, professional, and ethical behaviour: assist with clinical governance and in teaching of undergraduate medical students, postgraduate surgical trainees:, conduct, assist, and stimulate research within the ethical guidelines of the Health Care Act: promote education in trauma prevention and community awareness and Physical presence on arrival of scene calls and unstable cases expected.

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