MEDICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 TO 3 (CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY) (5/8TH)

Job Overview

Groote Schuur Hospital in Observatory seeks a Medical Officer Grade 1 to 3 (Cardiothoracic Surgery) on a 5/8th basis. The role involves clinical coordination of patient flow between Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, waiting-list oversight, maintenance of Claris FileMaker and SQL databases, and real-time transplant matching data management. Candidates must be registered with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner with relevant experience ranging from none (Grade 1) to 10+ years (Grade 3). The position does not involve ward rounds, theatre lists, on-call rosters, or emergency clinical duties.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.
• Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.
• Grade 1 Experience: None after registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees, or 1-year relevant experience after registration with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council for foreign qualified employees not required to perform Community Service.
• Grade 2 Experience: Minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA for SA qualified employees, or 6 years for foreign qualified employees.
• Grade 3 Experience: Minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA for SA qualified employees, or 11 years for foreign qualified employees.
• Sound understanding of cardiothoracic surgical care pathways, referral systems and clinical prioritisation.
• Understanding of operational challenges of public sector health care delivery, including equity, governance and service sustainability.
• Proficiency in database management and data entry, with ability to develop and maintain Claris FileMaker and SQL databases.
• Ability to generate reports and interpret data for clinical governance, audit and waiting-list management.
• Computer literacy, including proficiency in standard office applications and clinical information systems.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Clinical coordination of patient flow between the Division of Cardiology and the Chris Barnard Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, including triage, referral management and waiting-list oversight.
• Contribution to departmental governance and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Facilitation of preoperative workup and communication between cardiology and surgical teams.
• Oversight of waiting-list patients including follow-up, risk stratification, escalation and documentation.
• Maintenance and updating of the divisional Claris FileMaker patient management database, surgical waiting list and follow-up registry.
• Maintenance of real-time transplant recipient and donor matching data, accessible on a 24/7 basis.
• Data quality assurance, integrity checks and generation of reports for clinical governance, audit, morbidity and mortality review, and external reporting.
• Attendance at combined cardiology-cardiac surgery meetings, multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions, departmental governance meetings and M&M's.

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