Head Of Clinical Department- Accident & Emergency needed at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Medical Specialist in Emergency Medicine with minimum of 3 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist. The person should have wide-ranging experience in managing emergency services.
• Extensive and appropriate experience in all aspects of clinical care, clinical department administration, evidence of teaching and research.
• Knowledge, skills and competencies; Proven Management ability, sound communication skills, leadership skills, decision making and interpersonal skills. Financial and Human Resource and Management. Conflict resolution and problem-solving skills. An added advantage would be research experience and publications in peer reviewed journals.

Competencies:

• Must have a strong record of clinical governance; clinical expertise; training and teaching at both under- and post-graduate levels. Publication record will be an added advantage.
• Must have good interpersonal, leadership, communication, analytical and problem-solving skills. Possess sound knowledge of Human Resources Management, budgeting and information management.
• Knowledge of relevant Health and Public Service legislation, regulations and policies including medical ethics. Have the ability to evaluate new technologies and decide on the cost-effective implementation thereof.

Duties :

• Effective overall management of the Accident and Emergency unit. Assess and ensure good quality clinical service delivery by: development and implementation of guidelines; providing training and support to students, medical interns, community service doctors, nursing staff, medical officers and specialists in the unit. Management and control of equipment.
• Optimize use of Human and other resources. Participate in relevant hospital and management committees. Encourage and support relevant research and publications. Contribute to electronic databases for research purposes. Strategize and implement outreach programmes. Provide after hour specialist services.

Closing Date : 05-12-2025