Medical Officer – Grade 1- Grade 3 needed at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Matric Certificate with an Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.
• HPCSA registration as a Medical Practitioner, and must be post-Community Service.
• Current registration with HPCSA (2025/2026).
• Additional clinical qualifications will be advantageous.

Duties :

• The incumbent will be responsible for interviewing, investigating, diagnosing, and overseeing patient-related administrative duties, as well as treating patients. Supervising junior doctors: undergraduate students, interns, and community service doctors.
• Attendance at Patient Safety Incident meetings where necessary and completing Medico Legal Documents timeously (e.g., Death certificates, medical forms, injury on duty, and J88 forms). Enhance the quality of care by delivering targeted clinical interventions.
• Reduce medical litigation by exercising good clinical ethos. Implement and monitor adherence to the Ideal Hospital Framework and Office of Health Standards Compliance requirements.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary team in the management of patients. Participation in the accident and emergency department and/or outpatient department and ward consultations.
• Ensure that administration and proper record-keeping are done in the allocated clinical Department. Participate in compulsory commuted overtime duties by rendering after-hour (night, weekend, and public holiday) duties to provide continuous, uninterrupted care of patients.
• Medical officers will, inter alia, be responsible for rendering clinical services, assessing, and treating patients.