Medical Specialist Grade 1,2,3

Requirements

Grade 12 / Senior Certificate. MBChB or equivalent. FC Paeds (SA) or Equivalent plus Registration certificate with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics. Current registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics. Grade 1: Not applicable; Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist. Foreign candidates require 1 Year relevant experience after registration with HPSA as a Medical Specialist, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service. Grade 2: 5 Years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in the relevant discipline. Foreign candidates will require 6 Years relevant experience after registration with HPSA as a Medical Specialist of which it is not required to perform Community Service. Grade 3: 10 Years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in the relevant discipline. Foreign candidates will require 11 Years relevant experience after registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist of which it is not required to perform Community Service. Additional qualifications and experience: Cert Paediatric Critical Care (SA) OR equivalent, Cert in Paediatric Pulmonology (SA) OR currently training for either of these qualifications. Prior Paediatric Critical Care / Pulmonology experience post Specialist qualification will be an advantage. Knowledge, Skills and Experience: Specialist medical knowledge, skills & competence in paediatrics 227 and child health. Sub-specialist medical knowledge, skills & competence in paediatric critical care / paediatric pulmonology. Current health and public service legislation, regulations and policy Medical ethics, epidemiology, research and statistics Medical education training and experience (an advantage). Research publications, research knowledge, skills & competence (an advantage)

Key Responsibilities

[Employer Performance Management and Development Process (EPMDS) based workplan will cover clinical care, scholarship, professionalism, governance, administration & management and generic assessment factors aligned to HPCSA Medical Practitioner competencies]Direct, develop further and manage the provision of 24-hour paediatric emergency and critical care and pulmonology services in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit/s at Grey’s Hospital and within the catchment population of the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospitals Complex. Participate in the provision of 24-hour in- and out-patient paediatric clinical care within the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospitals Complex. Participate in the departmental Outreach program to the catchment area. Assist with the maintenance of standards of care and implementation of quality improvement programmes within the department. Assist with the scholarship, supervision and support of registrars, medical officers, CSOs and interns in the department. Participate in the departmental academic and training programme/s, Assist with the administration of a component of the Paediatric department at Grey’s Hospital. Participate in the departmental activities for the development and training of undergraduate, post graduate and vocational students, including joining the University of Kwazulu- Natal (UKZN) as a member of the Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health. Assist and participate in research activities as defined within the department.

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Notes

Directions to Candidates: Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit the new Z83 form and a detailed curriculum vitae only. Additionally: The new Application for Employment Form (Z83) is obtainable from any Government Department OR from the website – www.kznhealth.gov.za. Applicants must utilize the most recent Application for Employment Form (Form Z83) as issued by the Minister for DPSA (gazetted on 06 November 2020) in line with regulation of 10 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016 and failure to do so will result in disqualification. Applicants are required to complete and sign Z83,and also submit a detailed curriculum vitae (CV). All sections of the new Application for Employment Form (Z83) (except those sections that are not relevant to the applicant) must be completely, accurately and legibly filled in a manner that allows a selection committee to assess the quality of a candidate based on the information provided in the form. Applicants are required to reflect information even if the same information is provided on the detailed CV. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. NB (Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit proof of all documents and certificate of Service endorsed by Human Resources and may be subjected to competency test. The employment equity target for this post is: African Male, Coloured Male, African Female, Coloured Female. CLOSING DATE : 16 November 2026