MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1 TO 3 (UROLOGY)

Department of Health

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.) (It will be expected of the successful candidate to participate in a system of remunerated commuted overtime).
Centre: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
Province: Western Cape
Closing date: 17 August 2026
Circular: No 27 of 2026

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Requirements

Minimum educational qualifications: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Specialist in Urology. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Urology. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Urology. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience after registration with the HPCSA (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Urology. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience after registration with the HPCSA (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Urology. Inherent requirements of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to perform urologic surgery at a tertiary level. Have research experience. Experience in Adult and Paediatric Urology, renal transplantation, laparoscopic surgery, trauma, endourological and oncological surgery.

Duties

Contribute to the under and post grad training and research agenda of the Division. Organise and contribute to the surgical skills training courses. Oversee day surgery, surgical clinics and surgical emergencies. Supervision and performance of major Urology surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, trauma, endourological and oncological surgery. The management of specialist urological patients within the Division of Urology and at related hospitals to Groote Schuur Hospital. To provide services (operative and OPD consulting) at Eerste River and Western Cape Rehabilitation Hospitals.

Where to send your application

Applicants apply online: www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”)

Enquiries

Ms P George Tel No: (021) 404-6105 or email: paige.george@uct.ac.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 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). Please ensure that you attach an updated CV. Groote Schuur Hospital has adopted the department’s ecosystem framing of its training platform. Accordingly, all Medical Specialists appointments may be called upon to work across this platform and may include rotations at Metro West and Rural East hospitals. This includes Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, New Somerset Hospital, Mitchells Plein District Hospital, Victoria Hospital and George Provincial Hospital.

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 27 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 31 July 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 31 July 2026.

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