MEDICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 TO 3 (SESSIONS: 8 HOURS PER WEEK)

Department of Health

Chief Directorate: Metro Health Service

Salary: Grade 1: R501 per hour Grade 2: R572 per hour Grade 3: R662 per hour
Centre: New Somerset Hospital
Province: Western Cape
Closing date: 31 July 2026
Circular: No 25 of 2026

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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 Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Medical Practitioner. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of South African qualified employees. One-year relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised 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 five years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of South African qualified employees. A minimum of six years relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised 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 ten years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of South African qualified employees. A minimum of eleven years relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised 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: Applicants must have a valid APLS/PALS/NLS certificate. Provision of clinical outpatient and in-patient paediatric and HIV services at New Somerset Hospital. Provision of neonatal outreach and support to MOU’s ARV services for children and adults, and paediatric ward and ambulatory care. Ability to be on call and availability for Emergency situations. Willing and able to work shifts when required. Willing and able to participate in after-hours duties when required. Willing and able to work with patients with infectious diseases. A valid (code B/EB) driver’s license. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Post-internship experience in general paediatrics and neonatology under on-site supervision of a registered paediatrician. Completion of / exemption from South African Community Service. Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff, patients and their families. Must be competent in provision of paediatric and neonatal resuscitation. Must be capable of providing comprehensive paediatric and neonatal emergency care in ambulatory and in-patient settings. Provision of high-standard paediatric and neonatal in-patient, out-patient and outreach services. Must be independent yet capable of teamwork, planning, organisation and coordination. Must have excellent clinical note keeping, writing of referral letters and complex medical reports. Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, problem-solving, time management and administrative skills. Display empathy for patients, promote advocacy, and facilitate a biopsychosocial management framework. Appropriate experience managing patients living with HIV.

Duties

Provide high-quality clinical service to patients and their families, adhering to evidence-based management protocols. Clinical leadership in the workplace. Administration of patient statistics collection, ECCR patient management system and other WCG health applications. Effective and efficient administration of clinical services. Supervision of junior medical staff to ensure high quality of care and good clinical outcomes. Working and communicating well with nursing staff, allied professionals and all students rotating at the facility. Clinically based formal and informal teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduate medical students.

Where to send your application

Applications must be submitted by using the following URL https://www.westerncape.gov.za/education via Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Enquiries

Dr S Chippendale Tel No: (021) 402 6431 or email: sa-eeda.chippendale@westerncape.gov.za

Note

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. 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 to register 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 to candidates 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 25 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 17 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 30 July 2026.

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