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Requirements

Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.

Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner (Independent Practice).

Inherent requirement of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory.

Emergency and after-hours call cover.

Willingness and ability to travel.

Competencies (knowledge/skills): Effective leadership & interpersonal skills.

Appropriate and sufficient clinical experience since obtaining the MBChB degree.

Knowledge and practical skills in Nuclear Medicine.

Appropriate general medical experience.

Computer skills including typing, managing spreadsheets and using databases.

Good communication skills (written and verbal).

Duties

Provision of safe, comprehensive 24-hour tertiary level diagnostic and therapeutic service to patients at Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory.

Produce timeous and accurate nuclear medicine reports and assist in optimal workflow through imaging domains.

Perform after-hours duties as per call roster.

Attend teaching program activities, tutorials and assessments as part of the registrar training program.

Assist with the training medical students, nursing staff and radiographers and related referral disciplines.

Learn critical skills required of a Nuclear Medicine Physician.

Involvement in research/audits relating to Nuclear Medicine.

How to apply

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Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.

The pool of applicants will be considered for other similar posts within Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, 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.

Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory has adopted the department’s ecosystem framing of its training platform.

Accordingly, all registrar appointments may be called upon to work across this platform and may include rotations at Metro West and Rural East hospitals.

This includes Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, New Somerset Hospital, Mitchells Plein District Hospital, Victoria Hospital and George Provincial Hospital.

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 198 registration to register 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 on health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for change in registration status).

Consideration will be given to existing employees who are already on higher salary packages to retain their existing salary position, as personal.

As such they are entitled to receive pay progression.

Appointment as a Registrar will be for a maximum contract period of 4 years.

Employees in service who opt to continue with their pension benefits as Registrar, will be required to resign after completion of their registrarship should they not be successful for advertised Specialist positions.

Should registration with the HEI as a student be discontinued for any reason the appointment of Registrar also discontinues.

Applicants must indicate whether they have bursary obligations.

Please ensure that you attach an updated CV.

The Department of Health is guided by the principles of Employment Equity.

Candidates with disability are encouraged to apply and an indication in this regard will be appreciated.

Specific Registrar posts within the Department will be identified as part of the Affirmative Action programme to create a representative Specialist cadre in line with applicable procedures.

Preference will be given to SA citizens/permanent residents with a valid identity document.

Registrars will be required to register as post-graduates with University of the Western Cape according to the yearbook and guidelines.