Head of Emergency Unit

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.

• 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

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

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

DESIRED EDUCATION

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

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.

• 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)