COMMUNITY AND HOME BASED PALLIATIVE CARE DOCTOR

St Luke’s Combined Hospices is seeking a qualified and experienced Doctor for a half-day post to provide palliative medical care to community and home-based patients, while supporting their families and our interdisciplinary team.

Key responsibilities

• Provide end-of-life medical care, including pain and symptom management.
• Visit patients at community sites, in their homes and at day hospices.
• Support Community Nurses with complex cases, including telehealth guidance.
• Prescribe medication and maintain accurate clinical records.
• Participate in family meetings and refer patients for psychosocial or spiritual support where needed.
• Build relationships with local healthcare facilities.
• Submit monthly activity reports and medical aid reports.
• Participate in team meetings, clinical training and staff development.
• Maintain professional, clinical and medico-legal standards.

Minimum requirements

• A recognised medical degree (MBChB).
• At least 10 years’ combined experience in a patient care environment.
• Registration with the HPCSA.
• Experience in clinical risk management and safety protocols.
• A valid, unendorsed driver’s licence.
• Willingness to travel weekly to the communities we serve.

A postgraduate qualification in Palliative Medicine and/or experience in a palliative care setting would be an advantage. Fluency in at least two official languages and an understanding of palliative care and its role in society would also be advantageous.

To apply, please send your CV to ***email_hidden*** with “Community and Home Based Palliative Care Doctor – Half-Day Post” in the subject line.