About the Role
The Port Shepstone Regional Hospital is currently seeking a dedicated Medical Specialist: Surgery. This role plays a crucial part in providing specialized surgical services to the community of Port Shepstone and the surrounding areas. As a Medical Specialist, you will work directly with patients, ensuring they receive high-quality surgical care while also contributing to the ongoing education and training of junior medical staff. Your expertise and commitment are key to enhancing the healthcare landscape in this vibrant coastal town in KwaZulu-Natal.
This position is pivotal not only for patient outcomes but also for the overall advancement of surgical practices within the public health sector. By joining the Port Shepstone Regional Hospital team, you will be at the forefront of delivering essential healthcare services, making a meaningful difference in the lives of many individuals and families in the community.
About the Department
The Department of Health is committed to providing accessible, equitable, and quality healthcare services to all South Africans. It aims to promote health, prevent illness, and provide comprehensive medical care through a network of hospitals and clinics across the country. Working within this department means being part of a team that is dedicated to improving public health outcomes and ensuring that communities receive the support they need.
The department’s mission revolves around fostering a supportive environment for healthcare professionals and facilitating continuous learning and development. This ensures that every staff member is equipped to deliver exceptional care and contribute positively to the health system.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver specialist surgical services in accordance with established guidelines and protocols
- Provide quality patient-centered care, including emergency and after-hours services
- Supervise and mentor junior medical staff in clinical and operative settings
- Conduct outreach programs to enhance surgical services in surrounding hospitals
- Participate in academic meetings and facilitate training for undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Review and implement district health service protocols and conduct clinical audits
- Engage in research activities and contribute to relevant journal publications
- Manage patient care in various hospital wards, including High Care and Intensive Care Units
What You’ll Need
- For Grade 1: No experience required; for Grade 2: Minimum 5 years relevant experience post-registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Surgery; for Grade 3: Minimum 10 years relevant experience post-registration
- MBChB degree and FCS/Surgery qualification
- Current registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Surgery
- Strong clinical knowledge and skills in the field of surgery
- Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making abilities
- Experience in teaching and training junior medical officers and interns
- Awareness of health and public service legislation, regulations, and policies
How to Apply
Applications should be posted or hand-delivered to the Human Resource Manager, Port Shepstone Hospital, Private Bag X5706, Port Shepstone, 4240.
Requirements
Grade 1: No Experience required.Grade 2: Minimum of 5 years relevant experience after registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Surgery.
Grade 3: Minimum of 10 years relevant experience after registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Surgery.
Grade 12 / Matric or Equivalent.
MBChB degree & FCS / Surgery.
An appropriate qualification that allows registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Surgery.
Current HPCSA Registration card 2026/2027.
Registrars who have completed their training 160 may also apply on condition that their appointment will be subject to them submitting documentary evidence of registration with HPCSA as a Specialist in Emergency Medicine.
Registrars who have completed their training may also apply on condition that their appointment will be subject to them submitting documentary evidence of registration with HPCSA as a Specialist in Surgery.
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Competencies Required: Clinical knowledge, competency and skills in department of Surgery.
Sound knowledge of health care system medical ethics.
Good communication skills, leadership and decision-making qualities.
Relevant teaching experience (clinical and operative) necessary for junior medical officers / interns training.
Must have interests in research.
Successful candidate will be obliged to perform an outreach programme under the guidance of the Head of Department.
Knowledge of current Health and Public Service Legislation, regulations and Policies.
Good team building and problem solver.
Excellent human, communication and leadership skills.
Awareness of cross-cultural differences.
Concern for excellence.
Job Duties
Provide specialist services in designated area of responsibility within accepted guidelines and protocols.Provide appropriate level of care, referral pathways, seamless and integrative service delivery system.
Supervision and training of junior staff at clinical and operative level.
Facilitation of academic meetings.
Must be able to provide an afterhours / emergency service as unit requirements.
Review and implementation of district health service protocols.
Statistical analysis to be able to produce relevant journal publications.
To attend regular interdisciplinary meetings.
To facilitate Outreach Programme to other hospitals within the district.
To perform administrative duties required by the department.
Provision of quality patient centred care for all patients.
Training of undergraduate and post graduate medical students.
Examination, investigation and treatment of patients in the clinics and wards as lay down by the Head of Department.
Participation in activities within the discipline including Case presentations, Ward round presentations, Journal club and other departmental meetings.
Conduct audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, develop clinical guidelines, protocols, quarterly reports, monitoring of inappropriate referrals for specialty.
Provide surgical care to patients with surgical conditions, including trauma.
Be responsible for basic operations, especially for general surgery emergencies and trauma.
To supervise and teach new doctors in the treatment of general surgical conditions, including trauma.
Conduct out-patient clinics in the hospital.
Conduct patient management in the wards including both High Care (Resuscitation unit) and Intensive Care Unit and ensuring set standards are maintained.
Be responsible for all letters and assist patients with SASSA forms and medico- legal issues and forms.
Conduct research in the field of general surgery and trauma
