MEDICAL SPECIALIST ONCOLOGY

Department of Health

Department: Radiation Oncology

Reference number: MEDSPEC ONCO/1/2026
Salary: Grade 1: R1 395 528 per annum, (all-inclusive salary package), (excluding commuted overtime) Grade 2: R1 592 274 per annum, (all-inclusive salary package), (excluding commuted overtime) Grade 3: R1 844 151 per annum, (all-inclusive salary package), (excluding commuted overtime)
Centre: Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital (IALCH)
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
Closing date: 28 September 2026
Circular: No 33 of 2026

Apply with a Z83

Every government post needs the official Z83 form. We will fill in the post, the department and the reference number for you so you cannot get them wrong.

Fill the Z83 for this post

Requirements

MBChB or equivalent. Registration Certificate as a Specialist: Radiotherapy Oncologist with the HPCSA and Current Registration Card with HPCSA. Experience: Grade 1: Experience Not applicable. Candidates who have completed the FC Rad Onc Part II exams and are awaiting results are welcome to apply. Appointment can only occur once specialist registration is available. Grade 2: Five (5) years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Specialist in Radiation Oncology. Grade 3: Ten (10) years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with HPCSA as a Specialist in Radiation Oncology. Additional Qualifications: Registrars who have completed their training may also apply on condition that their appointment will be subject to them submitting documentary evidence of registration with Health Professional Council of South Africa as a Specialist in Radiation Oncology. Knowledge, Skills, Training and Competencies Required: Sound clinical knowledge within the discipline of medical and radiation oncology. Ability to deal with all oncological emergencies. Knowledge of ethical medical practice. Ability to assess, diagnose and manage adult patients with solid organ malignancies and selected lymphomas. Competent in the radiotherapy management of paediatric malignancies.

Duties

Provision of holistic care for oncology patients in the Ethekweni Oncology complex including Addington and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospitals as well as outreach services to Ngwelezane/Queen Nandi Hospital as required by the department. Maintain medical records, including on an electronic platform. Participate in the Quality Improvement Programmes of the Department/Hospital. Maintain clinical, professional and ethical standards. Be involved in community-orientated/outreach programmes including the provision of expert advice and services to all health facilities within the province as delegated by head of department and the needs of the Province. Participation in provision of postgraduate health personnel teaching, including registrar teaching. Attend and participate in departmental academic sessions and meetings for part 1 and part 2 registrars as well as medical officers. The successful applicant will be required to perform after hour duties and be part of a multi-disciplinary team when deemed necessary. Participate in Clinical Governance.

Where to send your application

All applications must be addressed to the Human Resources Manager, and should be placed in the application box situated at Security at the entrance to the Management Building at IALCH or to applications@ialch.co.za

Enquiries

Prof. Abba Mallum Tel No: (031) 240 1920

Note

An Application for Employment Form (Z83) must be completed and forwarded. This is obtainable from any Public Service Department or from the website www.kznhealth.gov.za. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit the Z83 and a detailed Curriculum Vitae. Certified copies of qualifications, proof of registration and other relevant documents will be requested from shortlisted candidates only which may be submitted to HR on or before the day of the interview. Original signed letter from your current employer, confirming current and appropriate work experience related to the requirements and recommendations of the advert to be submitted only when shortlisted. People with disabilities should feel free to apply for the posts. The reference number must be indicated in the column provided on the form Z83, e.g. ref APRO/1/2006. Please note that failure to comply with the above instructions will disqualify applicants. It is the short listed candidate’s responsibility to have the foreign qualification, which is the requirement of the post, evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation on or before the day of the interview. Failure to comply will result in the application not being considered. The selected candidate will be subjected to a pre-employment screening and verification process including a CIPC (Companies Intellectual Property Commission) screening. Due to the large number of applications we receive, receipt of applications will not be acknowledged. Should you not be advised within 60 days of the closing date, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful. Please note that due to financial constraints, there will be no payment of S&T claims. This Hospital is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer whose aim is to promote representatively in all levels of all occupational categories in the Hospital. Person with disabilities and African males are encouraged to apply. Please note that other race groups are also not restricted from applying. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment.

Taken from Public Service Vacancy Circular 33 of 2026, published by the Department of Public Service and Administration on 11 September 2026. Open the PDF to check this post against the original. Last checked 11 September 2026.

This post is free to apply for. Nobody may charge you an application, registration or "background check" fee for a government job, and there is no register to join. If someone is asking for money, check them here first.