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 This joint contract post is for a maximum duration of four (4) years training and continuation in the post is subject to satisfactory academic progression and good clinical / ethical / professional standings on the clinical training platforms, as periodically determined by the clinical platforms in the districts and the Department of Family medicine and primary care, WITS. A registrar will exit post at end of four years or when unable to demonstrate satisfactory academic progress. Exit from either component of the joint post, automatically translates to exit from both. A driver’s license is essential.

Duties :

Provide medical care including interviewing, investigating, diagnosing and managing patients, Rotate through all service points in the service and training platforms – clinics, hospitals, community-based services and community oriented primary care platforms in district and WITS. Participate in all clinical, academic and professional activities of the family medicine discipline, including teaching and research, clinical audits, preparing and writing of reports, liaison and communication services and community liaison.

Supervise undergraduate students, interns, community service doctors and medical officers. Reduce medical litigation by exercising good clinical ethos, implementing, and monitoring adherence to National Core Standards (norms and standards). Ensure that record keeping is done for all clinical work and complete medicolegal documents timeously e.g. Sick notes, admission discharges and death certificate. Attend relevant clinical, administrative and academic meetings such as mortality and morbidity review, and near-miss meetings, departmental meetings, journal clubs, case presentations, lectures and ward rounds, both at the district and at Wits (as necessary).Participate in the multidisciplinary healthcare teams for the management of patients. Participation in the Commuted overtime by rendering after-hour (night, weekend and public holiday) duties is compulsory.