Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (Sessional) (Plastic Surgery) (3.5 Hours Per Week)
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About the role
The Department of Health and Wellness (Western Cape) is hiring a Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (Sessional) (Plastic Surgery) (3.5 Hours Per Week), based in Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory. This is a contract post. (Contract Till 31 March 2027) How to apply: Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”). Closing date: 20 November 2026, 17:00PM Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV. Note: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. “Candidates who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements may also apply. Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition that proof of application for registration with the relevant council and proof of payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only applicable to health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for a change in registration status)”. Please ensure that you attach an updated CV.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring, as part of a team, continuous improvements in the quality, efficiency and outcome of plastic surgery patients.
- Offer comprehensive operative services on a regular basis for Head and Neck Oncology Surgery reconstruction with Otorhinolaryngology (ENT Surgery) team at Groote Schuur Hospital.
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Specialist in Plastic Surgery.
- Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Plastic Surgery.
- Grade 2: at least 5 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as Medical Specialist in Plastic Surgery.
- Grade 3: at least 10 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as Medical Specialist in Plastic Surgery.
- Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Plastic Surgery.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills)
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)
- Ability to work in a team
- Commitment to attaining advanced surgical skills especially in Microsurgery
- Computer literacy, the ability to develop and work with databases
- Experience in free flap microvascular surgery in head and neck oncology surgery