Locum Doctor – Sub-Acute Care Centre

About the role

Faircape Health Institute Tokai Estate is a sub-acute care and rehabilitation centre focused on restorative care for patients recovering from acute hospitalisation, surgery, neurological conditions, orthopaedic procedures and other medically complex conditions. It is expanding its pool of locum doctors to join a growing multidisciplinary healthcare team. The position is part-time.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive medical assessments on admission, including physical examinations, medical history reviews and interpretation of diagnostic results.
• Develop and implement individualised treatment plans, including medication management and rehabilitative interventions.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity and coordination of patient care.
• Monitor patient progress, evaluate treatment effectiveness and adjust care plans as required.
• Communicate with patients and families, providing education on conditions, treatment plans and self-care.
• Maintain accurate medical records on Healthware, including progress notes and discharge summaries.
• Take part in quality improvement initiatives such as protocol development and best-practice implementation.
• Provide urgent/emergency telephonic support to nursing staff when needed (no routine call-outs from home).
• Build professional relationships with referring specialists in the Tokai catchment area.

Required profile

• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB).
• 3+ years of post-community service experience.
• Experience in internal medicine, family medicine, geriatrics or palliative care is advantageous.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary and nursing team environment.
• Active HPCSA registration, clear health, criminal and credit record, and two written references.
• Valid medical indemnity insurance (MPS).

Required skills

• Evidence-based clinical decision-making and strong critical thinking and clinical judgement.
• Team collaboration and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Attention to detail in clinical documentation.
• Ability to manage clinical emergencies calmly and effectively.

What we offer

• Guaranteed weekend shifts with consistent, predictable work.
• Weekend hours from 08h00 until patient rounds finish (between 12h00 and 13h00).
• Hourly rate of R575.00; daily on-call rate of R1264.00 (Saturday) and R1900.00 (Sunday) plus R190.00 per patient.