Head of Emergency Unit - Family Physician

Mediclinic Pietermaritzburg; Pietermaritzburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Pietermaritzburg seeks a Family Physician to lead the emergency centre's clinical service delivery. The ideal candidate will have an MMed qualification and at least three years of experience in an emergency center. Responsibilities include mentoring staff, integrating data for service improvement, and ensuring quality patient care. This role involves significant managerial and leadership aspects within the emergency medicine environment.

Qualifications

• At least three years’ experience working in an emergency centre in the private sector.
• At least one year supervisory or managerial experience.
• Suitable managerial and leadership involvement in the emergency medicine environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the clinical service delivery in the emergency centre.
• Manage and mentor the emergency centre practitioners.
• Initiate emergency centre quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974

Data management and report writing skills

Advanced Life Support Courses

Private healthcare industry knowledge

Education

MB BCh / MB ChB

MMed Emergency Medicine or MMed Family Medicine

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Job description

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

To provide overall clinical leadership in the emergency centre and to be the driver for safe, patient-focused clinical care by the effective development and utilisation of resources, ongoing data analysis, and prioritised action plans.

We are looking for a Family Physician with the required MMed qualification.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

MB BCh / MB ChB and Dip PEC or MSc / MPhil (Emergency Medicine)

MMed Emergency Medicine or MMed Family Medicine (FCEM / FCFP)

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

At least three years’ experience working in an emergency centre in the private sector and at least one year supervisory or managerial experience.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

Suitable managerial and leadership involvement in the emergency medicine environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Lead the clinical service delivery in the emergency centre
• Lead, manage, and mentor the emergency centre practitioners
• Integrate data, audits, and reports to develop solutions for business requirements
• Actively participate in company strategies and projects
• Initiate and drive emergency centre quality improvement and quality assurance initiatives to ensure safe, quality patient care is delivered at all times
• Identify and mitigate risks in the emergency centre

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Health Professions Act No. 56 of 1974
• The Charter of the Public and Private Health Sectors of the Republic of South Africa
• The Patients’ Right Charter
• HPCSA Regulations and Guidelines on Ethical rules, regulations, and policy guidelines
• National Health Act No.61 of 2003
• Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002
• Children’s Act No. 38 of 2005
• Children’s Amendment Act No. 17 of 2022
• Private healthcare industry knowledge
• South African Triage Scale
• Data management and report writing skills
• Advanced Life Support Courses (Cardiac, Paediatric, and Trauma)
• Disaster and Major Incident Management
• Other relevant clinical courses (e.g., Advanced airway, Ultrasound, Procedural sedation)
• MCSA Clinical Policies and Procedures relevant to the Emergency Centre
• Computer Literacy (Microsoft Suite)