This vacancy has closed. It closed on 17 July 2026 and is kept here for reference only.
MEDICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 TO 3
Department of Health
Directorate: Health Intelligence
- Salary
- Grade 1: R1 041 402 per annum Grade 2: R1 188 255 per annum Grade 3: R1 375 245 per annum (A portion of the package can be structured according to the individual's personal needs).
- Centre
- Head Office, Cape Town (Component: Provincial Health Data Centre)
- Province
- Western Cape
- Closing date
- 17 July 2026
- Circular
- No 23 of 2026
Requirements
Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner. Experience: Grade 1: No experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees. One-year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees. A minimum of 6 years relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees. A minimum of 11 years relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. Inherent requirement of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s Licence and willingness to travel. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Attention to detail, critical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities. Advanced knowledge and proficiency with cloud technology including Azure SQL, and interactive data visualization software such as Power BI. Knowledge and insight of legislation and policies, relevant to current medical practice within the Public Service, experience in working in a district level hospital and Primary Health Care (PHC) setting. Demonstrated experience working with teams in the development and support of applications, and in implementing production systems in a healthcare organization. Appropriate experience in health information systems and health data interoperability. Appropriate SQL programming experience. Appropriate experience working with large datasets (hundreds of millions of records) and in programming and/or software development. Statistical expertise and/or broader software programming experience. Experience working with stored procedures and views. Experience working with a scripting language e.g. Python, SQL, Java, Ruby, and/or R. Experience with technical communication and presentation of findings and ideas.
Duties
The purpose of this role is to promote the understanding, integration, and innovation of clinical information technology to enhance both clinician and patient experiences. The role supports organizational goals and initiatives through data input, analysis, and retrieval to improve processes, while maintaining knowledge of clinical practice and strong relationships with clinical and domain experts. Develop digital patient management tools and reports that enable clinicians to deliver better care while improving clinical workflows and the patient experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams inclusive of data engineers, software developers, system administrators, and other stakeholders to enhance user functionality of patient management digital tools and ensure data quality and completeness. Improve processes by systematically analyzing complex problems and present innovative solutions to clinicians and strategic leaders in the organization. Participate in the design, testing, implementation, and ongoing support of clinical applications. Effectively deliver communications and updates to stakeholders at multiple organizational levels. Contributes to documentation, standard query libraries, and training materials to enhance organizational data literacy.
Where to send your application
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Enquiries
Prof A Boulle, email: Andrew.Boulle@westerncape.gov.za
Note
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. A competency test may form part of the selection process. Candidates who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements may also apply. Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition that proof of application for registration with the relevant council and proof of payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only applicable on health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for change in registration status).
Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 23 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 3 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 10 September 2026.
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