Medical Doctor – Preventative Health & Longevity (CT)

Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Employment: Permanent | Full-Time

The Opportunity

A premium, physician-led preventative health and longevity centre in Cape Town is looking for a Medical Doctor to join its growing clinical team. The centre brings together conventional clinical medicine, preventative healthcare, advanced diagnostics and personalised approaches to long-term health and wellbeing.

We're looking for a clinically confident, patient-focused doctor who enjoys working with people, takes ownership of patient care and is interested in developing their knowledge of preventative and longevity medicine. This is a hands-on clinical position, with the opportunity to contribute to the development of clinical protocols and services as the practice grows.

You don't need to be an established longevity specialist. A strong foundation in general practice, sound clinical judgement, curiosity and a commitment to evidence-based medicine are far more important.

The Role

You'll work alongside the existing clinical and wellness team, delivering high-quality consultations and supporting patients throughout their healthcare journey.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conduct comprehensive medical consultations, take detailed medical histories and perform appropriate clinical examinations.

• Assess and manage patients presenting with a range of general medical and preventative healthcare needs.

• Review and interpret laboratory investigations, biomarkers and other relevant diagnostic results.

• Develop appropriate clinical management plans, including preventative interventions where supported by evidence.

• Ensure timely communication of results, clear follow-up plans and continuity of patient care.

• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and confidential clinical documentation.

• Recognise clinical limitations, identify risks and arrange appropriate referrals or escalation of care.

• Communicate clearly with patients about treatment options, expected outcomes, potential risks and limitations.

• Work collaboratively with medical, nursing, administrative and other healthcare professionals.

• Maintain high standards of clinical governance, patient safety and professional ethics.

• Contribute to the review of clinical evidence, improvement of protocols and development of new services, with dedicated time allocated to these activities.

• Participate in relevant training and demonstrate appropriate competence before undertaking unfamiliar or emerging treatments.

What We're Looking For

Essential Requirements

• MBChB or equivalent recognised medical qualification.

• Completed medical internship and community service.

• Appropriate current HPCSA registration for independent medical practice.

• Suitable professional indemnity or medical malpractice cover.

• Strong general practice experience and the ability to manage patients independently within an appropriate clinical scope.

• Sound clinical judgement, including recognising when further investigation, referral or escalation is necessary.

• Strong clinical documentation, patient follow-up and organisational skills.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• A professional, responsible and patient-centred approach.

• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary clinical team.

• Willingness to critically evaluate clinical evidence and recognise the limitations of available treatments.

• Genuine interest in preventative healthcare and continued professional development.

Approximately 3–5 years of post-community-service experience would be advantageous, although this is a guideline rather than a strict requirement. Demonstrated clinical competence and relevant experience will carry greater weight.

The Person We're Looking For

Clinical competence comes first, but how you approach your work and interact with patients and colleagues is equally important.

We're looking for someone who is:

• Warm, approachable and confident communicating with patients.

• Reliable, organised and committed to following through on patient care.

• Curious, adaptable and genuinely interested in learning.

• Comfortable taking responsibility and exercising independent clinical judgement.

• Collaborative and respectful of colleagues across different clinical disciplines.

• Proactive in identifying opportunities to improve patient care.

• Open to constructive feedback and continued professional development.

• Thoughtful and evidence-driven, particularly when considering new or emerging treatments.

• Comfortable working in a growing practice where processes and services continue to develop.

You should enjoy clinical medicine and take pride in delivering thoughtful, thorough and personalised patient care.

Your Interest in Preventative Health & Longevity

Previous experience in longevity medicine is not essential. We're interested in doctors who want to develop their understanding of preventative healthcare while maintaining a strong foundation in conventional, evidence-based clinical practice.

Areas of potential interest include:

• Preventative and lifestyle medicine.

• Metabolic health and chronic disease prevention.

• Healthy ageing and longevity.

• Nutrition, exercise and lifestyle interventions.

• Hormonal and metabolic health.

• Advanced diagnostics and biomarker interpretation.

• Personalised patient care.

• Integrated and multidisciplinary healthcare.

The successful candidate will have opportunities to develop relevant skills through appropriate training and clinical support.

Familiarity with emerging therapies is welcome, but does not replace the need for treatment-specific training, demonstrated competence and appropriate clinical judgement.

Advantageous Experience

The following would be beneficial but are not essential:

• Experience in private general practice or primary healthcare.

• Preventative or lifestyle medicine.

• Chronic disease management and ongoing patient follow-up.

• Wellness or longevity healthcare environments.

• Executive or concierge healthcare.

• Working within multidisciplinary clinical teams.

• Clinical research, evidence review or protocol development.

• Experience providing personalised care in a premium healthcare environment.

Additional Qualifications

Relevant additional training or certifications may be advantageous, including:

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

• Additional training in preventative or lifestyle medicine.

• Relevant clinical research or evidence-based medicine training.

• Other clinical certifications relevant to the services provided.

These are supplementary qualifications and do not replace the essential clinical and professional requirements.

Employment & Working Arrangements

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Cape Town, rather than a locum or part-time appointment. The proposed working schedule is Monday to Friday, 08:00–17:00, with Saturday mornings potentially required from 08:00–12:00.

The final weekly working hours, breaks, Saturday frequency and any additional cover arrangements are still being confirmed. Candidates' availability and working-hour constraints will be discussed during recruitment.

The position is primarily focused on patient consultations, clinical assessments, documentation, results management and continuity of care.

There will also be defined opportunities to contribute to clinical protocol improvements, evidence reviews and service development, with protected time allocated for this work.

This is not automatically a medical management or clinical leadership appointment. Any future leadership responsibilities would depend on performance and the evolving needs of the practice.

Remuneration

The maximum remuneration package is R60,000 per month, Total Cost to Company (CTC). Candidates will be asked to confirm their remuneration expectations as part of the initial screening process.

Recruitment Process

Shortlisted candidates will be assessed on their clinical experience, professional registration, patient communication, general practice capabilities and motivation for joining a preventative healthcare environment.

The selection process will include a practical clinical case discussion to explore clinical reasoning, patient management and evidence-based decision-making.

Relevant professional references and registration details will also be verified.

How to Apply

If you're a qualified, HPCSA-registered Medical Doctor with a strong general practice foundation and an interest in preventative healthcare, we'd love to hear from you.

Please send your latest CV to:

Bret: bret@opusrecruiter.com
General enquiries: info@opusrecruiter.com

• MBChB qualification with completed internship and community service.

• Current HPCSA registration for independent practice.

• Appropriate professional indemnity insurance.

• Strong general practice experience (ideally 3–5 years post-community service, but flexible).

• Sound clinical judgement and confidence managing patients independently.

• Excellent communication, documentation and patient follow-up skills.

• Commitment to evidence-based medicine and patient safety.

• Genuine interest in preventative healthcare and longevity medicine.

• Available for permanent, full-time employment in Cape Town, with potential Saturday mornings.