Tygerberg Hospital

Central/Provincial Tertiary Hospital

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

Priority 3

Number of available posts: 72

General Information:

Beds: 1384

Address: Francie Van Zijl Dr, Avenue, Cape Town, 7505

Associated primary care/District:

• District: Eersteriver Hospital; Stellenbosch hospital
• Community Health Centre:
  • Bishop Lavis CHC
  • Delft CHC
  • Khayelitsha Site B CHC
  • Khayelitsha Site C CHC
  • Michael Mapongwana CHC
  • Symphony way CHC
  • Elsies River CHC

Supervision (senior support):

Rating: 10/10

Subjective:

• Mostly paperwork; Interns notoriously known as paper pushers

Objectively:

Full range of specialist services

Working conditions:

Rating 8/10

Advantages:

• Tertiary facility
• Senior support
• Academic activities

Disadvantages:

• Competing with registrars for experience
• Complex conditions may not represent what is seen in the general population

Living conditions & Amenities

• Restaurants
• Shopping Centres
• Parks
• Recreational activities

Summary:

• Rural allowance: No
• DQ available
• Amenities 8/10
• Working efficiency: 8/10
• Predominant language: Afrikaans & Xhosa
• EP index (experience to paper pushing) 4/10