Requirements :

• Appropriate medical qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA with Independent Practice.
• The following will serve as an added advantage – passed FC Neurol Part 1 examination and post community service medical officer work experience in Internal Medicine or Neurology.

Duties :

• As a Registrar in Neurology, the candidate will rotate on a six-monthly basis between the Neurology Units of all three academic teaching hospitals, CHBAH, CMJAH and HJH. Duties will include the full complement of rendering Neurology inpatient and outpatient services, neurophysiology services including EEG, EMG, NCS and others.
• Attendance and service at all departmental commitments is required daily including after hours. The candidate will be responsible for the clinical management of neurology patients within any of the WITS affiliated training hospitals. Registrars will liaise with their consultants on a daily basis regarding this.
• They will be required to perform and teach diagnostic and therapeutic procedures concordant with a registrar’s training in this regard. Registrar duties include the participation in all academic and teaching activities of the department, and encompass the completion of a MMed degree during the set time of appointment.
• Desired candidates will be required to set an appropriate example of an outstanding medical practitioner and serve as a role model and clinical mentor to junior doctors and associated clinical staff.