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ClosedSeniorDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

MEDICAL SPECIALIST: TRAUMA AND BURNS

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT • Ref: MEDSPECT&B/ 1/2026 (X1 POST) Department: Trauma and Burns

How to Apply

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Application methods

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Steps to apply

1
Complete an Application for Employment Form (Z83)
2
Attach a detailed Curriculum Vitae
3
Address the application to the Human Resources Manager
4
Submit via email to applications@ialch.co.za or place in the application box situated at Security at the entrance to the Management Building at IALCH

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Submit your application documents to the address below:

applications@ialch.co.za

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Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Management Building (Security Entrance)

Z83 application form

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Job Overview

Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital is hiring a Medical Specialist: Trauma and Burns (Grades 1-3). Candidates must hold an MBChB, an appropriate higher surgical qualification like FCS(SA) or MMed Surg, and valid registration with the HPCSA as a Trauma Surgeon or Specialist in Surgery. Responsibilities include clinical trauma and burns care, supervision of trainees, teaching, and research. Applications must be submitted via Z83 and CV to the Human Resources Manager at IALCH or via email.

Requirements & Qualifications

MBChB or equivalent qualification
Appropriate higher surgical qualification (FCS(SA) and/or MMed Surg)
Current registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Trauma Surgeon or Specialist in Surgery
Registration Certificate as a Specialist Trauma Surgeon
Additional qualifications such as eFAST course, MIMMS, and/or ACLS/PALS
DSTC or Burns experience
Cert Trauma (SA) sub-specialist training complete (preference given to those who have completed the exam)
Grade 1: Fellowship in Surgery of the College of Medicine of South Africa or equivalent, and registration with HPCSA
Grade 2: Appropriate qualification, specialist registration certificate plus 5 years experience after registration as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery
Grade 3: Appropriate qualification, specialist registration certificate plus 10 years experience after registration as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Participation in clinical trauma and burns services
Inter-disciplinary in-house coordination of patient management
Supervision of surgical trainees rotating through the trauma and transplant units
Ensuring the highest standards of clinical, professional, and ethical behaviour
Assisting in the teaching of undergraduate medical students and postgraduate surgical trainees
Conducting, assisting, and stimulating research within ethical guidelines of the Health Care Act
Promoting education in trauma prevention and transplant community awareness
Physical presence on arrival of scene calls and unstable cases expected