MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1 TO 3 (UROLOGY) (SESSIONAL) Chief is a South African government vacancy at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness. This job is part of Circular 26 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: New Somerset Hospital | closing date: 07 August 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Grade 3: R887 per hour
Applications
Where to send your application.
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
Salary
Grade 1: R671 per hour Grade 2: R766 per hour
Grade 3: R887 per hour
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Urology.
- Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Urology.
- Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Urology.
- Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Urology.
- Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Urology.
- Inherent requirement of the job: A Valid Driver’s licence Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to successfully run an extremely busy Urology service on a district level.
- Tertiary knowledge and skills in the field of emergency Urology as well as district level elective Urology.
- Strong ethical principles and relevant clinical and counselling skills.
- Computer literacy.
- Leadership-, interpersonal- and organisational skills.
- Appropriate experience in trauma and emergency Urology surgery as the primary surgeon and treating specialist.
Duties
- Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of general Urologic Surgery.
- The specialist primary responsibility would be trauma and emergency Urology at district level.
- Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level of elective Urology Surgery (district level).
- Supervision of clinical and operative activities of Urology surgeons- in- training.
- Active participation in the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programmes of the Division of Urology.
- Effective management and administration of a wide range of “Portfolios” and develop, conduct and supervise research projects.
- Training and Teaching of medical officers and Urology registrars and relevant burden of disease Research and Audits.
Enquiries
Prof H Bougard Tel No: (021) 402-6444
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 a change in registration status)”.
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Original Text
(24 hours per week) (A Total of 24 sessions will be filled. The number of sessions will be finalized at interview stage not exceeding 20 sessions per
appointment)
SALARY : Grade 1: R671 per hour Grade 2: R766 per hour
Grade 3: R887 per hour
CENTRE : New Somerset Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Medical Specialist in Urology. Registration with a professional council:
Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Urology. Experience:
Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in
Urology. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as Medical
Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health
Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical
Specialist in Urology. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign
Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a
Medical Specialist in Urology. Inherent requirement of the job: A Valid Driver’s licence Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to successfully run an
extremely busy Urology service on a district level. Tertiary knowledge and skills in the field of emergency Urology as well as district level elective Urology.
Strong ethical principles and relevant clinical and counselling skills. Computer literacy. Leadership-, interpersonal- and organisational skills. Appropriate
experience in trauma and emergency Urology surgery as the primary surgeon and treating specialist.
DUTIES : Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of general Urologic Surgery. The specialist primary responsibility would be
trauma and emergency Urology at district level. Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level of elective Urology Surgery (district level).
Supervision of clinical and operative activities of Urology surgeons- in- training.
Active participation in the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programmes of the Division of Urology. Effective management and
administration of a wide range of “Portfolios” and develop, conduct and
supervise research projects. Training and Teaching of medical officers and
Urology registrars and relevant burden of disease Research and Audits.
ENQUIRIES : Prof H Bougard Tel No: (021) 402-6444
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 a change in registration status)”.
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 26 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.