Job Description

Main purpose of the job:

• To undertake training in GIT and liver pathology, assist in the liver transplant program and chair and present at clinicopathological meetings, in addition to fulfilling duties of a pathologist as outlined below in the key performance areas

Location:

• University of Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown - Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

• Attendance and participation at academic meetings (departmental, inter-departmental, national or international)
• Checking patient cases seen by registrars, teaching registrars with the material available and instructing registrars to construct appropriate and clinically orientated reports
• Performing frozen sections (in-house and travelling) as and when they are booked, for the week the pathologist is on call, as and when is necessary, including after-hours coverage
• Instructing and teaching registrars frozen section technique
• Ensuring that specimen put-through is correctly performed by registrars and if necessary performing specimen put[1]through (according to the demands of workload)
• Performing autopsies, as and when required
• Instructing and checking registrars performing autopsies, as to dissection techniques, interpretation of macroscopic and microscopic autopsy pathology
• Chairing and presenting at clinicopathological (CPC) meetings, and overseeing registrars allocated to present at CPC meetings
• Being available to consult with clinicians regarding patient cases at any time
• Undergraduate teaching, in the form of didactic lectures, tutorials, and demonstration at practical laboratory sessions
• Assisting with preparation, setting and marking of student assessments, tests and examinations
• Preparation and presentation of post-graduate teaching sessions (departmental microscopy meetings/seminars/macro-rounds, journal clubs, short topics, national ECHO presentations, amongst others)
• Undertaking and overseeing research projects in the department and with other departments in the Faculty, University or with other institutions nationally and internationally
• Writing and submissions of scientific papers
• Assisting with preparation, setting and marking of registrar assessments, tests and examinations in preparation for CMSA examinations

Required minimum education and training:

• MBBCh, FC Path (SA) Anat, MMed

Professional body registration:

• Registration with the HPCSA as an Anatomical Pathologist

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Should demonstrate strong teamwork skills
• Must be a well-organized individual
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Good time management skills and must always meet deadlines
• Must be computer literate and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 08 August 2024.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

Please note:

• AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

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