Emergency Doctor

Mediclinic; Paarl; On-site; ZAR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Paarl in Paarl, South Africa, seeks a medical doctor to provide high‑quality emergency care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and disposition, in a busy on‑site centre.

Essential education includes MB BCh/MB ChB with internship and community service. Dip PEC and MPhil are desirable. Applicants with private/public emergency experience are preferred; closing date is 08/09/2026.

Qualifications

• Must be registered to practise as a medical doctor in SA and compliant with HPCSA rules.
• Evidence of internship and community service completed as required.
• Experience in emergency care settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality safe clinical care in the emergency centre.
• Assist teaching and coordinate clinical development programmes.
• Support triage application within the emergency centre.
• Contribute to company strategies and patient-first initiatives.
• Engage in quality improvement and assurance activities.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emergency medicine standards.

Skills

Health Professions Act

Children's Act

HPCSA Regulations

Advanced Trauma Life Support

South African Triage Scale

Advanced Paediatric Life Support

Charter of Health Sectors

Private healthcare knowledge

Mental Health Care Act

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Pediatrics Acts

Basic Life Support

National Health Act

Patients' Rights Charter

Education

MB BCh/MB ChB

Dip PEC

MPhil

Job description

Mediclinic Paarl | Paarl | South Africa

Closing date: 08/09/2026

Number of positions: 1

Recruiter name: Nuegent Brink

Reference number: 72846

Workplace Type: On-site

Permanent

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To provide quality and safe clinical care to patients that present to the emergency centre through assessing, diagnosing, treating and disposition according to best practice standards

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Provide quality safe clinical care in the emergency centre
• Assist with teaching and co-ordinating clinical development programmes in the emergency centre to improve patient care
• Adhere to and to support the nursing staff in the application of triage in the emergency centre
• Actively participate in company strategies e.g. PatientsFirst@Mediclinic
• Partake in emergency centre quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives to ensure safe, quality patient care is delivered at all times
• Maintain a minimum standard of emergency medical care knowledge and expertise at all times

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: MB BCh/MB ChB
• DESIRED EDUCATION: Dip PEC, MPhil

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: Completion of internship and community service years
• DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Previous work experience post community service year in emergency centre in private / public hospital

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974
• Children's Act No. 38 of 2005
• HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines on Ethical rules, regulations and policy guidelines
• Advanced Trauma life Support
• South African Triage Scale
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support
• The Charter of the Public and Private Health Sectors of the Republic of South Africa
• Private healthcare industry knowledge
• Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Children's Amendment Act No. 41 of 2007
• Basic Life Support
• National Health Act No.61 of 2003
• The Patients' Rights Charter

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile