This vacancy has closed. It closed on 4 September 2026 and is kept here for reference only.
MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1 TO 3 (GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE)
Department of Health
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
- Salary
- Grade 1: R1 395 528 per annum Grade 2: R1 592 274 per annum Grade 3: R1 844 151 per annum (A portion of the package can be structured according to the individual's personal needs.)
- Centre
- Khayelitsha District Hospital
- Province
- Western Cape
- Closing date
- 4 September 2026
- Circular
- No 30 of 2026
Requirements
Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to work and make clinical decisions independently. Ability to manage a broad spectrum of medical problems. Good organizational skills and ability to perform tasks efficiently. Ability to provide leadership and management within the Department of Medicine. Excellent individual coping and interpersonal skills and ability to perform well within a multidisciplinary team context. Enthusiasm to attend and present training and educational courses to broaden clinical and managerial skills and knowledge. Ability to communicate effectively.
Duties
To deliver comprehensive senior clinical services in General Internal Medicine to patients at Khayelitsha Hospital with the aim of supplying consistently safe, cost-effective, high-quality acute and chronic specialist care to the community. To provide management support to the Department of Medicine and Khayelitsha Hospital and to report effectively to the authorities for the sake of maintaining and improving services. To deliver teaching and training to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as junior professionals. To initiate or participate in clinical research that benefits the service and organisation.
Where to send your application
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Enquiries
Dr A Martin Tel No: (021) 360-4777
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 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 health professionals who apply for the first time for registration as Medical Specialist in Internal Medicine with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for a change in registration status).
Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 30 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 21 August 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 9 September 2026.
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