Medical Officer

To serve as an advisor on health issues and disease control, provide medical support, discover inconsistencies and investigate problems. To diagnose, treat and manage physical injuries and illnesses. The incumbent is responsible for providing patient centered, holistic care to patients at the facility.

• MBCHB
• Registration with HPCSA as a medical practitioner
• A certificate qualification in any of the following BLS, ACLS, APLS or ATLS will be an added advantage

• Minimum of 5 years experience post community service
• Psychiatric and rehabilitation centre exposure will be advantageous
• Private healthcare experience will be advantageous

• Computer literacy
• Multidisciplinary team management
• Conflict management
• Organisational awareness
• Interpersonal skills
• Analytic skills

• To oversee the patient's diagnosis and treatment for rehabilitation, mental and physical ailments and injuries
• Determine and prescribe the correct course of treatment
• Research, enable and consult on opportunities to harness medical technology in the treatment of clients
• Ensure safety of staff and patients by reporting safety hazards to management
• Document and track cases assigned to portfolio
• Utilize the approved platforms and reporting templates to document medical data and reports for patients
• Give detailed reporting (informed by doctor-patient confidentiality best practice) to relevant medical or familial (to the patient) stakeholders
• Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive effective service delivery
• Promote alignment by understanding and communicating departmental and customer needs and requirements throughout the hospital
• Identify educational opportunities for clinical and allied professionals (related to holistic treatment of patients) and contribute to training plans
• Maintain own CPD points required to maintain accreditation
• Ensure all financial and contract documentation is maintained to support accurate record-keeping
• Ensure accurate services provided to patients are documented and appropriately billed for
• Drive adherence to statutory standards, policies and procedures within the business unit to ensure compliance at all times and take remedial action where necessary
• Apply and maintain the risk management framework for the Business Unit
• Administer and sign-off on appropriate documents according to Delegation of Authority and define SLAs in conjunction with other Departments, Functions and Suppliers