The Faculty of Dentistry is a leading academic and oral health centre, dedicated to advancing oral health through excellence in teaching and learning, clinical service delivery, and research. With a strong commitment to innovation, social responsiveness, and academic scholarship, the Faculty plays a pivotal role in training future oral health professionals and strengthening public-sector oral healthcare.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced professionals with strong academic and clinical track records for a position on the joint establishment of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness (WCDHW). The appointment will be made in accordance with the conditions of service of the University of the Western Cape.

Responsibilities will include:

• Rendering a maxillofacial and oral surgery service on the combined platform i.e. Tygerberg and Mitchells Plain Oral Health Centres, Groote Schuur-,  Tygerberg- and Red Cross Academic Hospitals  and secondary hospitals where indicated. (normal working hours and overtime duties as per departmental roster),
• Teaching and training on the combined platform, i.e. appropriate training, supervision and general teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students,
• Conduct, assist and stimulate research, 
• Control and management of clinical services as delegated by the Head of Department,
• Maintain satisfactory clinical, professional and ethical standards related to these services, 
• Maintain necessary discipline over staff under his/her control, 
• Attend to administrative matters as pertains to hospital administration and academics, 
• Promote community-orientated services. 

The following would enhance an application:

• A PhD, or registered toward a PhD in a relevant field would be preferred in respect of the Academic ranking of this post, but is not prerequisite,
• Must be / have been affiliated to an academic dental institution,
• Experience in cranio-maxillofacial trauma,
• Experience in maxillofacial and neck sepsis,
• Experience in managing difficult airways and tracheostomies,
• Experience in tumour resection, extra-oral approaches for reconstruction and fibula free flap reconstructions,
• Experience in teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students,
• Research experience,
• Ability to work in a team,
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, 
• Computer literacy.

Appointment to this position requires the following criteria:

• A MChD (MFOS) or FCMFOS-SA or equivalent qualification, 
• Valid registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a ‘Specialist Maxillofacial and Oral Surgeon’ on the date of appointment is a prerequisite,
• Demonstrated experience and academic leadership in teaching and learning, research, supervision, and administration, in order to contribute to the Faculty’s academic objectives,
• Research and publications record.

The level of appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

For further information on this position (but not applications), please contact Dr. Nashreen Behardien on tel.no. (021) 937-3087 or e-mail nbehardien@uwc.ac.za