LECTURER

Department: Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Location

Location of training sites includes Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Rahima Moosa Child & Mother Hospital, Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital, Bertha Gxowa Hospital, South Rand Hospital, and midwives obstetric units (MOUs) within the Johannesburg Health District. The successful applicant will be required to travel between the sites.

Requirements to apply for this position:

• MBChB or masters degree in the relevant field
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of SA
• Teaching and research experience
• Minimum 2 years post community service (or equivalent) clinical experience
• Sound knowledge and experience of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Recommended skills/ qualifications or experience that would be an advantage in your application

• Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Specialisation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or equivalent experience
• Postgraduate qualifications in medical/health professions education
• Strong interest in technology-enabled learning
• Ability to work within various healthcare systems
• Experience in drafting of in-person and online training materials

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the successful applicant will be:

• Training of the Obstetrics and Gynaecology undergraduate students in clinical and procedural-related competence, with a focus on bedside teaching, and small group classroom tutorials
• Liaison with clinicians and other trainers to partner in the training of students on the management of the undifferentiated patient in primary and emergency first-contact care settings Monitoring of the resources and training at the relevant sites on behalf of Wits SOCM, with early identification of challenges.
• Liaison with academic and clinical leadership in Obstetrics and Gynaecology both centrally and on the extended clinical training platform.
• Assessment of students' clinical and procedural-related competence.
• entification of vulnerable students and facilitation of psychosocial support.
• Involvement in research and publication
• Oversight of mentoring programmes of students.

Additional Duties

• Liaison with other clinical educators, to support their training of students in partnership with site-based clinicians.
• Engagement with academic/clinical leadership at facilities on the extended clinical training platform.
• Involvement in activities of the FHS clinical skills unit and clinical simulation unit, to align quality of learning centrally and peripherally.