What Jobs are available for Doctors Without Borders in South Africa?

Are you passionate about using your knowledge and skills to help others? Answer your calling, and take your leave of purpose.

The Tshemba Foundation is appealing to South African doctors to address a critical health care gap in rural South Africa's Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces where doctor shortages are posing substantial challenges to adequate health care.

You will experience and learn from a stimulating and challenging working environment, treat conditions and cases not usually seen in urban areas and help leave a legacy of improved quality of care by sharing knowledge and skills with local staff who are eager for support.

Tshemba offers its volunteers free, safe and secure accommodation at its Volunteer Lodge, situated in Moditlo Private Game Reserve. The Lodge serves as a welcome off-duty refuge where like-minded healthcare providers relax after an intense day of work. Here they exchange ideas, create healthcare solutions for daily challenges faced and connect with peers from all over the world, all the while taking in the magnificent natural surroundings.

In your role as a volunteer physician you can offer:

• direct or indirect patient care in various departments of a public hospital and/or surrounding clinics
• postgraduate support to medical staff in training
• skills development and/or formal teaching for local staff
• administrative or management support, including clinical and quality improvement projects
• develop health interventions and protocols alongside local staff

Our clinical team will work with you to develop a personalized volunteer schedule that combines your skills and experience with the needs of various hospital departments and clinics in the area.

Length of placement:

• Currently, volunteer placement lengths are flexible based on your area of expertise. For South African physicians, we ask for a minimum of 2 weeks for generalists and 1 week for specialists. We will work with you to determine where you will be placed and how long your stay will be to have maximum impact.

Requirements:

• A current medical license in good standing
• Registration with the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
• We welcome interest from ALL REGISTERED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; however, the current greatest current need in the area is for GPs or Family Physicians with diabetes expertise, ENTs, Neurologists, Dermatologists, Hospitalists, Ophthalmologists and Paediatricians, General surgeons. Needed allied professionals include optometrists, speech therapists and dieticians.

Medical professionals who have volunteered with Tshemba tell us that they have been re-energized and transformed by the experience, and their passion for medicine reignited.

Please reach out if you have any questions and to discuss volunteering your time.

Employment Type
: Sessional

Position Classification
: Career Medical Officer

Remuneration
:

Hours Per Week
: 38

Requisition ID
: REQ

Applications Close
:
Applications will be received and reviewed monthly
Career Medical Officer in Emergency Medicine - Tomaree Hospital
Work in Paradise - Join Tomaree Hospital's Medical Team as a Career Medical Officer in Emergency Medicine
Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity in one of Australia's most breathtaking coastal locations? Tomaree Hospital, nestled in the heart of beautiful Port Stephens, invites passionate and experienced GP VMOs and CMOs to join our dynamic team.

Why Tomaree?

• Stunning Location: Enjoy a work-life balance like no other, surrounded by pristine beaches, national parks, and vibrant community life.
• Modern, Supportive Facility
• 5-bed Emergency Department including a dedicated resuscitation bay
• 24/7 medical coverage in ED with two rotating shifts per day (GP VMO or CMO)
• 12-bed inpatient ward including Fast Track service
• Ward-based GP VMO/CMO coverage from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

What We Offer

• Strong clinical and operational support from the Director of Medical Services at Maitland Hospital
• Access to HNELHD's patient flow resources and retrieval services
• Collegial, team-oriented culture with a focus on high-quality rural healthcare
• Flexible recruitment episodes to suit your availability and career goals

Whether you're seeking a sea change, a new challenge, or a meaningful rural health experience - Tomaree Hospital is the place to be.

Apply now and experience the perfect blend of career fulfilment and coastal lifestyle.

• Current General Registration with AHPRA with at least three years post-graduate experience and appropriate training and experience in Emergency Medicine.
• High level skills and involvement in clinical care, supervision, mentoring and teaching. Able to exercise a moderate degree of professional independence.
• Ideally working towards or completed a specialist fellowship such as ACCRM or FRACGP or ACEM Emergency Medicine Certificate or Diploma.
• Demonstrated competence in management of undifferentiated Adult and Paediatric emergencies.
• Demonstrated skills in and commitment to improvements in clinical care, patient safety and risk management processes, including the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams to achieve change.
• High level interpersonal communication and team skills, effective for working within health care organisations and the outside community, including capacity to use electronic communications (e.g. electronic records) effectively.
• Evidence of participation in continuing professional development
• Demonstrated commitment to the broader service objectives of the public health system, including the effective utilisation of resources, and participation in activities beyond direct patient care.

Need more information?

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• Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact

Hari Nair
Health Service Manager / Director Of Nursing | Tomaree Hospital and Medical Centre - Rural and Regional Health Services
Days of work: Monday to Friday – 08:00 am to 4:30 pm
Tel | Ext 40742 | Fax |
Applications Close: Applications will be received and reviewed monthly