MEDICAL SPECIALIST: TRAUMA AND BURNS

Department of Health

Department: Trauma and Burns

Reference number: MEDSPECT&B/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
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
Closing date: 28 September 2026
Circular: No 33 of 2026

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Requirements

MBChB or equivalent; Applicants must be in possession of an appropriate higher surgical qualification (FCS(SA) and/or MMed Surg) and currently registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Trauma Surgeon. Registration Certificate as a Specialist Trauma Surgeon. Additional Qualifications: eFAST course, MIMMS and, or ACLS/PALS. DSTC or Burns experience. Cert Trauma (SA) sub-specialist training complete. Preference will be given to applicants who have completed the Cert Trauma (SA) sub-specialist exam. Experience: Grade 1: Experience Not applicable requires the Fellowship in Surgery of the College of Medicine of South Africa or equivalent, and registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa. Applicants must be registered as a specialist in surgery at the commencement of duties. Grade 2: requires appropriate qualification, specialist registration certificate plus 5 years’ experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery. Grade 3 requires appropriate qualification, specialist registration certificate, plus 10 years’ experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery.

Duties

Participation in the clinical trauma and burns services: inter disciplinary in-house coordination of the management of the patients: supervision of the surgical trainees rotating through the trauma and transplant units: ensuring the highest standards of clinical, professional, and ethical behaviour: assist in teaching of undergraduate medical students, postgraduate surgical trainees: conduct, assist, and stimulate research within the ethical guidelines of the Health Care Act: promote education in trauma prevention and transplant community awareness. Physical presence on arrival of scene calls and unstable cases expected.

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

Dr T C Hardcastle Tel No: (031) 240 1000, ext 2389 or speed dial 6195

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.

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