{"id":37729,"date":"2026-06-16T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/head-clinical-unit-neurology-head-clinical-unit-trauma-and-burns-medical-specialist-rheumatology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:01:06","slug":"head-clinical-unit-neurology-head-clinical-unit-trauma-and-burns-medical-specialist-rheumatology","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/head-clinical-unit-neurology-head-clinical-unit-trauma-and-burns-medical-specialist-rheumatology\/","title":{"rendered":"Head Clinical Unit (Neurology) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Head Clinical Unit Trauma and Burns \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Medical Specialist (Rheumatology) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Medical Specialist (Gastroenterology ) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Medical Specialist (Nephrology ) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Medical Specialist Vascular or General Surgery \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Medical Specialist Anaesthetics \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Medical Specialist Geriatrics \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Principal Psychologist \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Radiation Oncology Radiographer (Radiotherapist) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Professional Nurse: (Specialty Nursing Stream PNB 1) Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Care \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Professional Nurse: (Specialty Nursing Stream &#8211; Oncology) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Professional Nurse: (Specialty Nursing Stream &#8211; Paediatrics) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Professional Nurse: (Specialty Nursing Stream &#8211; Critical Care) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Clinical Technologist \/ Echocardiographer \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Physiotherapist \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Dietician \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Clinical Technologist\/Neurophysiology \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Professional Nurse: General Stream \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Professional Nurse: General Stream &#8211; Nursing \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Sessional Medical Specialist (Transplant Surgery ) \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Sessional Medical Specialist (Anaesthetics )"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>REQUIREMENTS :<\/p>\n<p>\tMBChB Degree or equivalent qualifications. Registration certificate with the\u00a0Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Neurology and current registration as a Medical Specialist Neurology with the HPCSA.<br \/>\n\tMinimum 5 years\u2019 post-registration experience as a specialist Neurologist. Additional qualifications: PHD will be an added advantage.<br \/>\n\tMmed or equivalent higher degree. Subspecialty expertise (e.g. neurophysiology, stroke, epilepsy, neuromuscular, neuroimmunology). Experience in a tertiary\/quaternary academic setting. Experience in clinical governance, service development, and academic leadership.<\/p>\n<p>DUTIES : <\/p>\n<p>\tLead and manage the Neurology Clinical Unit as delegated by the Head\u00a0Clinical Department of Neurology in the following areas: Ensure high standards of clinical care, ethics, and governance. Oversee unit administration, staff performance, and service delivery.<br \/>\n\tProvide specialist clinical services, including outpatient care, consultations and neurology emergencies. Participate in after-hours consultant cover. Lead training of undergraduate and postgraduate students and allied health staff. Develop and implement clinical protocols (e.g. stroke, neuroimmunology). Support clinical audit and quality assurance programmes.<br \/>\n\tPromote outreach and strengthen regional neurology services at secondary and tertiary level hospitals. Ensure efficient and cost-effective use of resources. Collaborate with UKZN, CMSA, health system partners and other neurology units at provincial, national and international levels. Promote and support research and academic development as delegated by the Head Clinical Department, aligned with the policies of UKZN and the College of Neurology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>go to method of application \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n<p>www.dpsa.gov.za<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/www.dpsa.gov.za","_company_name":"KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"To develop and implement a sustainable, coordinated, integrated and comprehensive health system at all levels, based on the Primary Health Care approach through the District Health System, to ensure universal access to health care.","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[16],"job-types":[12],"class_list":["post-37729","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-publish","hentry","job_listing_region-kwazulu-natal","job-type-full-time"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/37729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=37729"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=37729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}