Mediclinic

Head of Emergency Unit

Mediclinic  •  Cape Town, ZA (Onsite)  •  7 days ago
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Job Description

Mediclinic Panorama | Panorama, Cape Town | South Africa

Closing date: 05/06/2026
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Philippa Vanda Botha
Reference number: 70428
Workplace Type: On-site
Permanent

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.

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 EDUCATION

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)

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.

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)

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.

Mediclinic

About Mediclinic

Mediclinic Southern Africa is a private hospital group operating in South Africa and Namibia focused on providing acute care, specialist-orientated, multi-disciplinary hospital services and related service offerings. We place science at the heart of our care process by striving to provide evidence-based care of the highest standard. The group currently operates 53 private hospitals and five day clinics throughout South Africa and three hospitals in Namibia with more than 8 000 beds in total.

Mediclinic Southern Africa is a wholly owned subsidiary of the international private healthcare group Mediclinic International PLC, listed on the LSE (London Stock Exchange) with a secondary listing on the JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange) and the NSX (Namibian Stock Exchange).

Mediclinic International comprises 78 hospitals, five sub-acute hospitals, 13 day case clinics and 21 outpatient clinics. Hirslanden operates 18 hospitals, two day case clinics and three outpatient clinics in Switzerland with more than 1 900 inpatient beds; Mediclinic Southern Africa operates 53 hospitals, five sub-acute hospitals and nine day case clinics with more than 8 500 inpatient beds; and Mediclinic Middle East operates seven hospitals, two day case clinics and 18 outpatient clinics with more than 900 inpatient beds in the United Arab Emirates.

Mediclinic also holds a 29.9% interest in Spire Healthcare Group plc, a leading private healthcare group based in the United Kingdom and listed on the LSE.

Industry
Healthcare & Social Services
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Stellenbosch, ZA
Year Founded
1983
Website
mediclinic.com
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