Medical Specialist Grade 1 To 3 (ophthalmology) (sessional)

REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology.

Experience:

• Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Valid Driver's licence.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Strong ethical principles and relevant clinical and counselling skills. Computer literacy. Leadership-, interpersonal- and organisational skills. Tertiary knowledge and skills in the field of Trauma and Emergency Ophthalmology Surgery as well as district level elective Ophthalmology. Appropriate experience in Ophthalmologic surgery as the primary surgeon and treating specialist.

DUTIES :

• Provide specialist outpatient care to patients requiring services within the domain of ophthalmology. Provide specialist care in ROP screening of neonates.
• Provide surgical service to patients from New Somerset Hospital at Eerste Rivier Hospital for designated Ophthalmology lists.
• Provide outreach or support to surrounding District Hospitals that refers patients to New Somerset Hospital.