MEDICAL OFFICER: GRADE 1 TO 3 (2 YEAR CONTRACT) Chief 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: Mowbray Maternity Hospital | closing date: 12 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Circular Post No: 18/234
Department: Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
Province: Western Cape
Centre: Mowbray Maternity Hospital
Closing Date: 12 June 2026
Salary: Grade 1: R1 041 402 per annum Grade 2: R1 188 255 per annum
Grade 3: R1 375 245 per annum A portion of the package can be structured to meet the individual’s needs.
Grade 3: R1 375 245 per annum A portion of the package can be structured to meet the individual’s 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 041 402 per annum Grade 2: R1 188 255 per annum
Grade 3: R1 375 245 per annum A portion of the package can be structured to meet the individual’s needs.
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.
- Registration with a Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.
- Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of South African (SA)-qualified employees.
- One-year relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in SA.
- Grade 2: A minimum of five years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA-qualified employees.
- A minimum of six years relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in SA.
- Grade 3: A minimum of ten years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA-qualified employees.
- A minimum of eleven years relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in SA.
- Inherent requirements of the job: Applicants must have a valid APLS/ PALS/ NLS certificate.
- Willingness to perform commuted overtime, work after hours and public holidays, to ensure continuous and uninterrupted patient care.
- A valid driver’s licence.
- Willingness to work off-site at the MOU and provide outreach to high-risk clinics.
- Willingness to provide outreach at 2-Military Hospital ward rounds.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Post-internship experience in neonatology under on-site supervision of a registered paediatrician/ neonatologist.
- Completion of (or exemption from) South African Community Service.
- Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff, patients and their families.
- Competence in neonatal resuscitation and providing comprehensive neonatal routine and emergency care in an intensive care environment.
- Provision of high-standard in-patient and outreach services.
- Capable of teamwork, planning, organisation and coordination.
- Must have excellent clinical note keeping, referral and complex medical report writing skills.Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, problem-solving, time management and administrative skills.
- Display empathy for patients, promote advocacy and strive for clinical service excellence despite resource constraints.
- Provision of outreach and support to the Metro West Districts.
- Computer literacy.
Duties
- (key result areas/outputs): Provide high-quality clinical service to patients and their families, adhering to evidence-based management protocols.
- Clinical leadership in the workplace.
- Participation in patient statistics collection, eCCR patient management system and other WCG health applications.
- Effective and efficient administration of clinical services.
- Working and communicating well with nursing staff, allied professionals and all students rotating at the facility.
- Supervision of junior medical staff to ensure high quality of care and good clinical outcomes.
- Ward-based formal and informal teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduate medical students.
- Actively participate in skills transfer, training, and all relevant academic opportunities.
- Improve professional competence by regular self-learning and reflection.
Enquiries
Dr AM van Niekerk, tel.no. (021) 659-5554
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 to candidates 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
POST 18/234 : MEDICAL OFFICER: GRADE 1 TO 3 (2 YEAR CONTRACT) Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
SALARY : Grade 1: R1 041 402 per annum Grade 2: R1 188 255 per annum
Grade 3: R1 375 245 per annum A portion of the package can be structured to meet the individual’s needs.
CENTRE : Mowbray Maternity Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Medical Practitioner. Registration with a Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner. Experience: Grade 1: None after
registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of South
African (SA)-qualified employees. One-year relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health
Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in SA. Grade 2: A
minimum of five years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA-qualified
employees. A minimum of six years relevant experience after registration as a
Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform
Community Service as required in SA. Grade 3: A minimum of ten years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the
HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA-qualified employees. A minimum of eleven years relevant experience after registration as a Medical
Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community
Service as required in SA. Inherent requirements of the job: Applicants must have a valid APLS/ PALS/ NLS certificate. Willingness to perform commuted
overtime, work after hours and public holidays, to ensure continuous and uninterrupted patient care. A valid driver’s licence. Willingness to work off-site
at the MOU and provide outreach to high-risk clinics. Willingness to provide outreach at 2-Military Hospital ward rounds. Competencies (knowledge/skills):
Post-internship experience in neonatology under on-site supervision of a registered paediatrician/ neonatologist. Completion of (or exemption from)
South African Community Service. Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff, patients and their families. Competence in
neonatal resuscitation and providing comprehensive neonatal routine and emergency care in an intensive care environment. Provision of high-standard
in-patient and outreach services. Capable of teamwork, planning, organisation and coordination. Must have excellent clinical note keeping, referral and
complex medical report writing skills.Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, problem-solving, time management and administrative skills.
Display empathy for patients, promote advocacy and strive for clinical service excellence despite resource constraints. Provision of outreach and support to
the Metro West Districts. Computer literacy.
DUTIES : (key result areas/outputs): Provide high-quality clinical service to patients and their families, adhering to evidence-based management protocols. Clinical
leadership in the workplace. Participation in patient statistics collection, eCCR patient management system and other WCG health applications. Effective and
efficient administration of clinical services. Working and communicating well
with nursing staff, allied professionals and all students rotating at the facility.
Supervision of junior medical staff to ensure high quality of care and good clinical outcomes. Ward-based formal and informal teaching and training of
junior staff and undergraduate medical students. Actively participate in skills transfer, training, and all relevant academic opportunities. Improve professional
competence by regular self-learning and reflection.
ENQUIRIES : Dr AM van Niekerk, tel.no. (021) 659-5554
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 to candidates 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
SALARY : Grade 1: R1 041 402 per annum Grade 2: R1 188 255 per annum
Grade 3: R1 375 245 per annum A portion of the package can be structured to meet the individual’s needs.
CENTRE : Mowbray Maternity Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Medical Practitioner. Registration with a Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner. Experience: Grade 1: None after
registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of South
African (SA)-qualified employees. One-year relevant experience after registration as a Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health
Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in SA. Grade 2: A
minimum of five years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA-qualified
employees. A minimum of six years relevant experience after registration as a
Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform
Community Service as required in SA. Grade 3: A minimum of ten years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the
HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA-qualified employees. A minimum of eleven years relevant experience after registration as a Medical
Practitioner with a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community
Service as required in SA. Inherent requirements of the job: Applicants must have a valid APLS/ PALS/ NLS certificate. Willingness to perform commuted
overtime, work after hours and public holidays, to ensure continuous and uninterrupted patient care. A valid driver’s licence. Willingness to work off-site
at the MOU and provide outreach to high-risk clinics. Willingness to provide outreach at 2-Military Hospital ward rounds. Competencies (knowledge/skills):
Post-internship experience in neonatology under on-site supervision of a registered paediatrician/ neonatologist. Completion of (or exemption from)
South African Community Service. Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff, patients and their families. Competence in
neonatal resuscitation and providing comprehensive neonatal routine and emergency care in an intensive care environment. Provision of high-standard
in-patient and outreach services. Capable of teamwork, planning, organisation and coordination. Must have excellent clinical note keeping, referral and
complex medical report writing skills.Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, problem-solving, time management and administrative skills.
Display empathy for patients, promote advocacy and strive for clinical service excellence despite resource constraints. Provision of outreach and support to
the Metro West Districts. Computer literacy.
DUTIES : (key result areas/outputs): Provide high-quality clinical service to patients and their families, adhering to evidence-based management protocols. Clinical
leadership in the workplace. Participation in patient statistics collection, eCCR patient management system and other WCG health applications. Effective and
efficient administration of clinical services. Working and communicating well
with nursing staff, allied professionals and all students rotating at the facility.
Supervision of junior medical staff to ensure high quality of care and good clinical outcomes. Ward-based formal and informal teaching and training of
junior staff and undergraduate medical students. Actively participate in skills transfer, training, and all relevant academic opportunities. Improve professional
competence by regular self-learning and reflection.
ENQUIRIES : Dr AM van Niekerk, tel.no. (021) 659-5554
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 to candidates 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.