Medical Specialist (Sub-Specialty) Grade 1 to 3 (Allergology) (5/8th) (2 Posts) (Permanent Position) (Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch) Western Cape

Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology.

Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Sub - Specialist in Paediatric Allergology.

Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Subspecialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees). Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Subspecialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Subspecialist in Paediatric Allergology (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees).

Willingness to travel within the District and Metro Region

Competencies (knowledge/skills):

Ability to comprehensively manage all child and adolescent paediatric allergology and general paediatric cases including intensive management of tertiary level patients. Proven leadership abilities. Experience in supervision of staff. Experience in effectively manage of allocated resources. Proven experience in teamwork. Proven knowledge/skills and experience in principles of service planning, organizing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Proven ability to adhere to all departmental requirements and protocols. Proven knowledge of public health and public health policies, guidelines and related prescript to manage resources effectively. Research experience as a primary investigator or research supervisor. Computer literacy.

Duties (key result areas/outputs):

Provide comprehensive, high-quality child and adolescent paediatric allergology and general paediatrics clinical services. Clinical leadership and relevant oversight of daily clinical operations of a multidisciplinary paediatric allergology team and a general paediatrics team in a tertiary setting. Provide outreach and support to referrers and referring institutions, as required. Conduct ward rounds/ multidisciplinary clinical meetings. Manage and effectively/efficiently use allocated resources. Effective and efficient administration of clinical services. Adhere to requirements for all people management matters. Create a learning environment for students and junior colleagues both under- and postgraduate as required. Do appropriate clinical audits and research within the department to stay abreast of clinical developments.

Closing Date : 2026/08/17