Medical Officer Post

Department of Health; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1 074 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution is seeking a Medical Officer (Grade 1-3) for its Surgery department in Johannesburg. The candidate must be HPCSA registered as MBCHB, with 5 years experience for Grade 2 and 10 years for Grade 3 roles. Responsibilities include diagnosing, treating patients, supervising junior doctors, and adhering to hospital quality standards. The position offers a package of R1,073,748.00 per annum and encourages applications from women and individuals with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Registered with the HPCSA as MBCHB.
• Minimum 5 years experience for Grade 2, 10 years for Grade 3.
• Experience in Surgery or a Post graduate diploma in Surgery is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and oversee treatment of patients.
• Supervise junior doctors and interns.
• Perform practical procedures relevant to Surgery.

Skills

Surgery experience

Good communication skills

Organizational skills

Conflict resolution skills

Education

HPCSA registration as MBCHB or equivalent

Job description

MEDICAL OFFICER POST, GRADE 1-3 (Surgery) (This post is re-advertisement and people who applied previously are encouraged to re-apply)

• Reference Number : REFS/035215
• Directorate : Medical - Clinical Services
• Number of Posts : 1
• Package : R1 073 748.00 per annum
• Enquiries : Dr. ME Letwaba Clinical Manager - 011 681 2008

Requirements

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as MBCHB or equivalent. Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 (five) year’s appropriate experience as Medical Officer after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 (ten) year’s appropriate experience as Medical Officer after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner. Experience in Surgery or a Post graduate diploma in Surgery will be an advantage.

Duties

• The incumbent will be responsible to interview, investigate, diagnose, and oversee the treatment of patient related administrative duties; participating in all activities of the clinical discipline in relation to auditing and teaching; and preparing and writing of presentations. Supervising junior doctors (undergraduate students, interns, and community service doctors). Available to perform commuted overtime (night, weekend, and public holiday) to provide continuous uninterrupted care of patients. Attendance of relevant departmental meetings like morbidity and mortality, near miss and completing medico-legal documents timeously. Improve quality of care by providing appropriate clinical care. Reduce medical litigation by exercising good clinical ethos. Implement and monitor adherence to Ideal Hospital Realization and Maintenance Framework. Performance of practical procedures relevant to Surgery. Participation in departmental meetings and case presentations. Must be service delivery orientated: Program planning, implementation and evaluation and Quality assurance programs. Current Health and Public Service legislation, regulations and policy. Good communication, organizational and conflict resolution skills.

Notes

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to [e-mail] NB: Where Driver's Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant's responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department's intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer

Department of Health

Location

South Rand Hospital

Closing Date

06-02-2026

Criteria Questions

Do you have an appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as MBCHB or equivalent?

Do you have current HPCSA registration for 2025/ 2026?

Please Notes

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If youdo not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.