MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1 TO 3 (TRAUMA/ ACUTE NEUROSURGERY) (1 Year Contract)

Job Overview

Tygerberg Hospital, Parow Valley, invites applications for a Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 in Trauma/Acute Neurosurgery on a 1-year contract. Candidates must be registered with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery, with varying experience requirements per grade (0 to 10+ years). Responsibilities include providing emergency and elective neurosurgical care, after-hours call participation, supervising junior staff, and contributing to clinical governance and research. Enquiries can be directed to Ms M Brand.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery.
• Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery (or proof of application and payment for first-time applicants/change in status).
• Grade 1: No experience required after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Neurosurgery.
• Valid driver's license.
• Compulsory commuted overtime and participation in the after-hours neurosurgical call system.
• Ability to provide emergency specialist neurosurgical care in a high-acuity, high-volume tertiary trauma environment.
• Advanced clinical, peri-operative and operative competency in Neurosurgery, with particular competence in traumatic brain injury, spinal trauma and other acute neurosurgical emergencies.
• Computer literacy and research, audit, publication or formal quality-improvement experience.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide safe, timely and evidence-informed specialist neurosurgical care for emergency, trauma, inpatient, outpatient and operative patients.
• Participate actively in the neurosurgical emergency and after-hours service, including assessment, prioritisation and definitive management of acute referrals.
• Provide specialist care for traumatic brain injury, spinal trauma and other acute cranial and spinal neurosurgical conditions, including peri-operative and critical care decision-making.
• Contribute to efficient theatre utilisation, patient flow, referral management and multidisciplinary trauma and critical care pathways.
• Supervise, mentor and train registrars, medical officers, interns, students and other healthcare professionals, and participate in academic programmes.
• Participate in clinical governance, morbidity and mortality review, audit, quality improvement, protocol development and patient-safety activities.
• Contribute to research, data collection and data-driven service redesign aimed at improving access, quality, safety and outcomes.
• Undertake relevant administrative, medico-legal and departmental responsibilities as delegated by management.

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