Senior Lecturer / Lecturer: Palliative Care

• Type of engagement: Permanent appointment

Department of Family and Emergency Medicine

Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care

Ref. TGB05/048/0325

Stellenbosch University (SU) is an inclusive, innovative and future-focused institution, a place of discovery and excellence where staff and students are thought leaders in advancing knowledge in the service of all stakeholders. We seek an individual who will provide vision and leadership to enhance our position as a leading Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences to fill the following position.

The appointment is on the joint establishment of SU and the Western Cape Government, Department of Health, on the conditions of service of the University.

Job Description

Duties:

• Anchoring the teaching and training of palliative care and providing an academic home while collaborating with interdisciplinary expertise available in the Faculty.
• Coordinating and providing training in palliative care within the MBChB curriculum.
• Providing postgraduate training in palliative care, e.g. registrars in family medicine and in other disciplines where the need arises.
• Supporting palliative care teaching and training within other disciplines such as nursing and rehabilitation.
• Developing relevant research and new evidence in the field of palliative care.
• Providing clinical care in the field of palliative care within Metro East, Metro Health Services.
• Supporting the Metro Health Services in development of palliative care services within Metro East.

Inherent Criteria

Requirements:

• Registered as a medical practitioner with the HPCSA.
• Experience in undergraduate or postgraduate clinical teaching or training.
• Clinical experience in the field of palliative care.

Recommendations:

• Registered as a family medicine specialist with the HPCSA.
• A master’s degree in the field of palliative care.
• Successful completion of at least one research study.

Application Requirement

Commencement of duties: 01 May 2025

Enquiries regarding this post: Prof RJ Mash on 021 938 9061, or at rm@sun.ac.za

Enquiries regarding remuneration/benefits, as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process: Human Resources Client Services Centre on 021 808 2753 (Stellenbosch) / 021 938 9636 (Tygerberg), or at sun-e-hr@sun.ac.za

Stellenbosch University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the EE plan for the specific environment as well as the institutional EE Plan of the University.

Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three referees), must reach the University before or on the closing date of the advertised post.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

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Should no feedback be received from the University within four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application did not succeed.