MEDICAL SPECIALIST: NEPHROLOGY (IALCH and Durban functional region (DFR))

• Package : Grade 1: R1 395 528 per annum, (all-inclusive Salary package), excluding commuted overtime; Grade 2: R1 592 274 per annum, (all-inclusive Salary package), excluding commuted overtime; Grade 3: R1 844 151 per annum, (all-inclusive Salary package), excluding commuted overtime
• Enquiries : Dr. SP Hariparshad Tel No: (031) 240 1258

Requirements

• MBChB or equivalent, FCP (SA). Current Registration with HPCSA as a Specialist Physician. Registration Certificate as a Specialist Physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). Experience: Grade 1: No experience required. Grade 2: Five (5) years post registration experience as a Specialist Physician. Grade 3: Ten (10) years post registration experience as a Specialist Physician Knowledge, Skills, Training And Competency Required: Drivers License and own transport. Strong clinical knowledge in nephrology and internal medicine Competence in acute and chronic dialysis management Experience or interest in interventional nephrology procedures. Ability to teach and supervise registrars, medical officers, interns, students, nursing, and allied health staff. Good leadership, administrative, decision-making, and communication skills. Knowledge of clinical governance, quality improvement, and clinical audit processes. Experience in clinical research and academic activities. Sound understanding of medical ethics and professional practice.

Duties

• The successful candidate will function as a Specialist Physician undergoing advanced training and development in Nephrology within a central academic environment. Provision of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient nephrology care. Management of: general nephrology services, chronic peritoneal dialysis programmes, acute and chronic haemodialysis services, kidney transplant outpatient services, Participation in the management of haemodialysis services at: Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH), DFR. Performance and development of procedural skills including: native and transplant kidney biopsies, vascular haemodialysis access procedures, percutaneous Tenckhoff catheter insertions. Supervision and support of junior medical staff, nursing staff, and allied healthcare professionals. Participation in departmental administrative, clinical governance, and operational activities. Active involvement in the academic and research programme of the Department of Nephrology. Participation in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, and service development projects. Contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate academic activities at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, including: student teaching, registrar training, undergraduate and postgraduate examinations Participation in after-hours, overtime, and on-call duties in accordance with departmental service requirements.

Notes

• This Hospital is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer whose aim is to promote representatively in all levels of all occupational categories in the Hospital. Person with disabilities and African males are encouraged to apply. Please note that other race groups are also not restricted from applying. The selected candidate will be subjected to a pre-employment screening and verification process including a CIPC (Companies Intellectual Property Commission) screening. It is the shortlisted candidate’s responsibility to have the foreign qualification, which is the requirement of the post, evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation on or before the day of the interview. Failure to comply will result in the application not being considered. Please note that due to financial constraints, there will be no payment of S&T claims. People with disabilities should feel free to apply for the posts.

Employer : IALCH and Durban functional region (DFR)
Location : IALCH and Durban functional region (DFR)
Closing Date : 30 October 2026