Blessed Gérard's Care Centre

61 Anderson Road
P O Box 440
Mandeni 4490

Phone 032 4562743

Fax 032 4567962

E-Mail info

bbg.org.za

Package for a full time employed Medical Doctor

Remuneration: R30,000.00 gross ( + 13th cheque in December after first year of employment)

SUMMARY per month
Salary	R 30,000.00
Value of free housing incl. services	R 2,500.00
Contributions to Medical Aid & Pension fund	up to R 1,500.00
Value of free meals	R 500.00
Total	R 34,500.00
Annual equivalent	R 414,000.00

Accommodation: Free accommodation in a 2 bedroom unfurnished house set in a lovely garden next to the golf course. Electricity and water included. 5 minute walk from Blessed Gérard's Care Centre.

Medical Aid & Pension Fund: 50% sponsorship up to R1,500.00

Lunch: We offer the opportunity to have free lunch in our dining room. (not redeemable in cash)

Tasks:

Medical care, of Hospice patients including:
- patients on HAART (mostly outpatients),
- palliative care of up to forty inpatients,
Medical supervision of up to 40 children in our Children's Home,
Medical supervision of our staff and volunteers.

Team: The Medical Doctor is part of our HAART- and our care team, together with currently two full time registered nurses and two full time staff nurses, employed care givers and volunteers. (See organogram)

Authorities: The Medical Doctor is answerable to our Director/Manager and our Medical Superintendent.

Leave: Three weeks per annum (initially)

Hours of duty: Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00 hrs

Geography of Mandeni:

Mandeni is

part of the Ilembe District (capital: Stanger / kwaDukuza),
on the banks of the Tugela River
10 kms off an excellent highway (the N2),
15 kms inland from the Indian Ocean,
25 kms away from a beautiful swimming beach at Zinkwazi,
35 kms north of Stanger,
50 kms north of Ballito,
80 km south of Empangeni,
100 kms south of Richards Bay,
100 kms north of Durban - just one hour drive.

Demographics:

The population consists of
- a majority Zulu speaking people living in rural, semirural and township settings,
- a small settlement of Indians,
- a fairly large settlement of coloured people and
- a minority of English and Afrikaans speaking people.
We have a population in our catchment area of approximately 250,000 people.
Sundumbili Township has about 100,000 inhabitants
The suburb of Mandini only has 8,000 inhabitants.
Blessed Gérard's Care Centre is situated in this very pretty subtropical suburb.

Facilities:

Mandini has:

a preschool, junior school and a high school,
a technical college,
a sports club which boasts golf, squash, swimming pool, bowls, cricket and rugby,
several soccer clubs,
a shopping centre which has a Spar shop, FNB bank, a florist, a pharmacy and liquor store and a Post Office.
Within 5 minutes drive there are several other shops e.g. Shoprite, Savells and a big Hyperspar and also a Standard Bank.

Here are a few pictures for you to see what kind of facility we are:

Blessed Gérard's Care Centre