HEAD CLINICAL UNIT – PAEDIATRICS PULMONOLOGY/ICU

Job Overview

Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital is hiring a Head Clinical Unit in Paediatrics Pulmonology/ICU for Grade 1 at R2 168 145 per annum. Requirements include an MBCHB degree, registration as a Paediatrician and Subspecialist in Pulmonology with the HPCSA, plus 5 years of post-registration experience. Responsibilities involve clinical administration, ward rounds, bronchoscopies, ICU critical care, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, conducting clinics, and clinical governance. Applications must include a Z83 form and CV, submitted via email or physical delivery to IALCH by 28 September 2026.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Degree in medicine (MBCHB).
• Registered Paediatrician.
• Certificate in subspecialties (Paediatric Pulmonology).
• Current Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist or Subspecialist in Pulmonology.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience after registration as a specialist or subspecialist.
• High level of leadership skills and ability to provide vision in developing services in paediatric critical care and/or pulmonology.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Administration in Paediatric Pulmonology and Paediatric Critical Care, including providing annual audits.
• Undertake ward rounds in the paediatric intensive care, high care, and/or pulmonology units.
• Perform advanced pulmonology investigations including flexible and rigid bronchoscopy and lung function testing analysis.
• Execute ICU procedures including the insertion of invasive monitoring devices and treatment of critically ill children.
• Provide consultations for referrals of children with critical illnesses and/or lung disease.
• Perform simultaneous calls in the PICU and pulmonology departments.
• Conduct clinics in Pulmonology or post-PICU/HCU patient care.
• Train fellows in subspecialty training, teach undergraduate medical students, and train postgraduate students (registrars/medical officers) in child health.
• Undertake outreach at tertiary/regional hospitals and engage with the community.
• Involve in clinical governance and quality improvement plans, and monitor commuted overtime forms of consultants.

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