Medical Specialist: Nephrology REF NO: MEDSPECNEPH/1/2026

SALARY

• Grade 1: R1 395 528 per annum, all-inclusive Salary package, excluding commuted overtime
• Grade 2: R1 592 274 per annum, all-inclusive Salary package, excluding commuted overtime
• Grade 3: R1 844 151 per annum, all-inclusive Salary package, excluding commuted overtime

CENTRE : IALCH and Durban functional region DFR

REQUIREMENTS

• MBChB or equivalent, FCP SA. Current Registration with HPCSA as a Specialist Physician. Registration Certificate as a Specialist Physician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA.

Experience

• Grade 1: No experience required.
• Grade 2: Five 5 years post registration experience as a Specialist Physician.
• Grade 3 : Ten 10 years post registration experience as a Specialist Physician
• Knowledge, Skills, Training And Competency Required: Drivers License and own transport. Strong clinical knowledge in nephrology and internal medicine Competence in acute and chronic dialysis management Experience or interest in interventional nephrology procedures. Ability to teach and supervise registrars, medical officers, interns, students, nursing, and allied health staff. Good leadership, administrative, decision-making, and communication skills. Knowledge of clinical governance, quality improvement, and clinical audit processes. Experience in clinical research and academic activities. Sound understanding of medical ethics and professional practice.

DUTIES

• The successful candidate will function as a Specialist Physician undergoing advanced training and development in Nephrology within a central academic environment. Provision of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient nephrology care.
• Management of: general nephrology services, chronic peritoneal dialysis programmes, acute and chronic haemodialysis services, kidney transplant outpatient services, Participation in the management of haemodialysis services at: Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital IALCH, DFR.
• Performance and development of procedural skills including: native and transplant kidney biopsies, vascular haemodialysis access procedures, percutaneous Tenckhoff catheter insertions. Supervision and support of junior medical staff, nursing staff, and allied healthcare professionals. Participation in departmental administrative, clinical governance, and operational activities. Active involvement in the academic and research programme of the Department of Nephrology.
• Participation in clinical audits, quality improvement initiatives, and service development projects. Contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate academic activities at the Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, including: student teaching, registrar training, undergraduate and postgraduate examinations Participation in after-hours, overtime, and on-call duties in accordance with departmental service requirements.