Emergency Doctor

SupportFinity™; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A private healthcare provider in South Africa is looking for an Emergency Doctor to provide quality clinical care in the emergency centre. Candidates must hold an MB BCh/MB ChB degree and have completed their internship and community service. Responsibilities include teaching, triage support, and quality improvement initiatives. The position offers a permanent contract and is based on-site. The closing date for applications is January 29, 2026.

Qualifications

• Completion of internship and community service years required.
• Previous work experience in an emergency centre preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality safe clinical care in the emergency centre.
• Assist in teaching and coordinating clinical development programmes.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974

Children's Act No. 38 of 2005

HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines

Advanced Trauma Life Support

South African Triage Scale

Advanced Paediatric Life Support

Private healthcare industry knowledge

Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Basic Life Support

Education

MB BCh/MB ChB

Dip PEC

MPhil

Job description

Emergency Doctor

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Location: Mediclinic Milnerton | Milnerton, Cape Town | South Africa

Closing date: 29/01/2026

Number of positions: 1

Recruiter: Celeste Diana Isaacs

Reference number: 66543

Workplace Type: On-site

Employment Type: Permanent

Job Type: Medical / Clinical

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 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: MB BCh/MB ChB
• Desired: Dip PEC, MPhil

Required Experience

• Essential Minimum: Completion of internship and community service years
• Desired: 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.

About the company

Mediclinic Group

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