Medical Specialist: Grade 1 to 3(Sub-Specialty: Critical Care) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Location: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital

Duties

• CLINICAL SERVICE DELIVERY: Within the PICU and 16 hours per week commuted overtime. Provide comprehensive, high-quality pediatric critical care clinical services. Conduct ward rounds/ multidisciplinary clinical meetings, Morbidity and mortality meetings. Manage and effectively/efficiently use allocated resources. Effective and efficient administration of clinical services. 
• TEACHING: Undergraduate & post graduate students, nursing staff, rotating registrars / medical officers and senior registrars. 
• RESEARCH: Participation in existing and conducting new research projects within the department and stay abreast of clinical developments. 
• ADMINISTRATION: Liaising with Hospital management and the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health

Minimum Education Qualification

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Sub-Specialist in Paediatric Critical Care or Paediatric Pulmonology.

Experience

• Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Paediatric Critical Care.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees) as Medical Specialist in Paediatric Critical Care. 
• Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Paediatric Critical Care.

Closing Date: 24th October, 2025