Gauteng Department of Health·Gauteng, south-africa·Full Time·Contract
HealthcareFull TimeContract
-Closes 23 Nov 2026
Requirements :
MBCHB or equivalent. Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Independent Medical Practitioner.
Current Registration with the HPCSA as an Independent Medical Practitioner. FCP Part I and/or relevant Diploma will be added as an advantage.
Relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as an Independent Medical Practitioner will be an additional advantage.
Duties :
Offer comprehensive medical care to Internal Medicine Patients-General/Subspecialties/Outpatients and Inpatients. Deal with referrals and transfers from level 1, 2 and 3 facilities from the Hospital drainage Area. Daily ward rounds in the medical wards, level 1 (problems) and daily inpatient and outpatient care. See consultations from other departments.
Writing meticulous discharge summaries for all patients. Run medical outpatient and sub-specialty clinics. Up-referral of properly worked-up, appropriate patients to sub-specialties.
Down-referral of all stable patients to level 1 clinics. Formal training of junior medical officers, registrars, medical students and allied health workers. Mentorship of Staff (Junior Medical Officers, Registrars, Nurses) in the Medical Wards and Clinics and from facilities that refer to DGM Hospital. Outreaches Level 2 and 3 Hospitals. Any other duties as assigned by the Head of Department.