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POST 08/538 : MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1 TO 3 (ANAESTHESIOLOGY) (18 SESSIONS) Chief
This vacancy has expired. The closing date was 20 Mar 2026.
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Requirements
Experience
Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Anaesthesiology.
Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as a 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 Anaesthesiology.
Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as a 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 Anaesthesiology.
Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to shifts as required by the institution.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to work in a team and with all levels of staff and interest in developing an academic career.
Duties
To deliver comprehensive anaesthesia and critical care services to patients in theatre and in the intensive care unit at Victoria Hospital.
This would include the following roles: Pre-operative, intraoperative and post-operative anaesthetic management of surgical patients from ASA1-5.
Supervising junior MOs and interns.
Delivering critical care to surgical ICU patients.
Teaching and training.
Management duties such as statistics, presentations and research.
How to apply
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Notes
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. “The pool of applications will be considered for vacancies within the department, for a period of three months from the date of the advert, provided that the job title, core functions, inherent requirements, and salary level are the same as those of the advertised post.” Candidates who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements may also apply.
Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition that proof of application for registration with the relevant council and proof of payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are submitted on or before the day of the interview.
This concession is only applicable to health professionals who apply for the first time for registration as a Medical Specialist in Anaesthesiology with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for a change in registration status). 234