About this role
Mediclinic Panorama | Panorama, Cape Town | South Africa Closing date: 16/10/2026 Number of positions: 1 Recruiter name: Philippa Vanda Botha Reference number: 74537 Workplace Type: On-site Permanent Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile 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. Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile