MEDICAL SPECIALIST: GRADE 1 TO 3 (DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY) is a South African government vacancy at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness. This job is part of Circular 18 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital | closing date: 12 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Grade 3: R1 844 151 per annum A portion of the package can be structured according to the individual's personal needs.
Applications
Where to send your application.
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
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.
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology.
- Registration with a Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology.
- Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology.
- Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees).
- Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees).
- Inherent requirements of the job: 40-hour work week plus overtime.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Efficient, effective, and appropriate assessment diagnosis, investigation, technical skills and treatment in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency contexts.
- Communication skills including report generation, letter writing, consultation, verbal skills, liaison with support service, nursing and Professions Allied to Medicine.
- Work commitment including willingness to volunteer, teaching and training/supervision of junior staff, research and outreach.
- Computer literacy and the ability to develop and work with databases.
- Ability to work in a team.
Duties
- (key result areas/outputs): To provide full time diagnostic radiology services to patients accessing care at RCWMCH and within the broader health ecosystem ensuring, as part of a team, continuous improvements in the quality, efficiency and outcome of the management of children.
- After hours cover as a specialist radiologist.
- Active participation in all the activities of the division including participation in multidisciplinary clinical meetings, teaching and supervising radiology registrars in training and other healthcare personnel.
- Where applicable, involved in research in the field, audits and provision of services to other institutions on the healthcare platform.
Enquiries
Dr T Pillay, tel.no. (021) 658-5101
Notes
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).
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Original Text
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 : Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology. Registration with a Professional
Council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Diagnostic
Radiology. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as
Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA
as Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology (or recognised foreign Health
Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees). Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after
registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified
employees). Inherent requirements of the job: 40-hour work week plus overtime. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Efficient, effective, and
appropriate assessment diagnosis, investigation, technical skills and treatment in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency contexts. Communication skills
including report generation, letter writing, consultation, verbal skills, liaison with support service, nursing and Professions Allied to Medicine. Work commitment
including willingness to volunteer, teaching and training/supervision of junior staff, research and outreach. Computer literacy and the ability to develop and
work with databases. Ability to work in a team.
DUTIES : (key result areas/outputs): To provide full time diagnostic radiology services to patients accessing care at RCWMCH and within the broader health ecosystem
ensuring, as part of a team, continuous improvements in the quality, efficiency and outcome of the management of children. After hours cover as a specialist
radiologist. Active participation in all the activities of the division including participation in multidisciplinary clinical meetings, teaching and supervising
radiology registrars in training and other healthcare personnel. Where applicable, involved in research in the field, audits and provision of services to
other institutions on the healthcare platform.
ENQUIRIES : Dr T Pillay, tel.no. (021) 658-5101
APPLICATIONS : Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
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).
CLOSING DATE : 12 June 2026, 17:00 PM
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 18 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.