Helderberg Hospital

District Hospital

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Priority 1

Number of available posts: 12

General Information:

Beds: 120

Address: Corner Lourensford and Hospital Roads, Somerset West, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Associated primary care/District:

District:

*see Worcester

Supervision (senior support):

Rating: 2/10

Subjective:

• Good experience

Objective:

Surgery, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Opthalmology, and there is also a 3 bedded Intensive Care Unit. The fulltime medical staff consists of 13 generalist doctors, assisted by part time specialists in all disciplines.

Working conditions:

Rating 10/10

Advantages:

• Take on responsibility
• Treating common conditions

Disadvantages:

• Limitations of a priority 1 hospital

Living conditions & Amenities

• Restaurants
• Shopping Centres
• Parks
• Recreational activities

Summary:

• Rural allowance: Yes
• DQ available ?
• Amenities 6/10
• Working efficiency: 7/10
• Predominant language: Afrikaans & English
• EP index (experience to paper pushing) 9/10