Medical Specialist Paediatric ICU

About this role

Grey’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg is hiring a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics for its Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. The post sits within the Paediatrics and Child Health department of the Pietermaritzburg Metropolitan Hospitals Complex, which also covers Harry Gwala Regional and Northdale Hospitals.

The specialist will lead care in the unit and help run paediatric services across the complex. There is one post available.

What you’ll do

• Lead and manage round-the-clock paediatric emergency, critical care and pulmonology services in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
• Take part in 24-hour inpatient and outpatient paediatric care across the complex.
• Join the department’s outreach programme to the surrounding catchment area.
• Help maintain high standards of care and roll out quality improvement programmes.
• Guide and supervise registrars, medical officers, CSOs and interns.
• Take part in academic and training programmes, and in teaching undergraduate, postgraduate and vocational students.
• Help run a component of the paediatric department at Grey’s Hospital and take part in research.

What you need

• Grade 12 / Senior Certificate.
• MBChB or an equivalent qualification.
• FC Paeds (SA) or an equivalent qualification.
• Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics, and proof of current registration.
• Grade 2 and Grade 3 posts also require years of appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after HPCSA registration in the relevant discipline: 5 years for Grade 2 and 10 years for Grade 3. Grade 1 has no experience requirement.
• Cert Paediatric Critical Care (SA) or equivalent, or Cert in Paediatric Pulmonology (SA), or current training towards either.
• Advantageous: prior paediatric critical care or pulmonology experience after specialist qualification.
• Advantageous: medical education training and experience.
• Advantageous: research publications and research skills.
• Knowledge of current health and public service legislation, policy, medical ethics, epidemiology and statistics.

Is this job for you?

This post suits a qualified paediatric specialist who wants to lead critical care work and teach. You should be comfortable managing a busy unit and supervising junior doctors. Candidates with extra training in paediatric critical care or pulmonology are well placed for this role.

Tips before you apply

• Have certified copies of your ID, highest qualifications, driver’s licence and HPCSA registration ready, as shortlisted candidates will be asked for them.
• Show your years of appropriate specialist experience clearly in your CV, with dates and hospital names, so the grade you qualify for is easy to check.
• Write your reference number, GS 18/26, on Form Z.83 and attach a detailed CV. Applications without these will not be considered.