Head of Emergency Unit

Company : Mediclinic Group

Job Description - Head of Emergency Unit

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

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