Circular 27 of 2026 · Post 27/268
MEDICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 TO 3 (GENERAL: INTERNAL MEDICINE) (X2 POSTS) Chief
Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
- ProvinceWestern Cape
- AdvertCombined vacancy information
Closing date: 15 days remaining
Job details
- Circular
- 27 of 2026
- Page No.
- 6–7
- Circular Post
- 27/268
- Department
- Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
- Province
- Western Cape
- Closing date
- 17 August 2026
About this vacancy
This advert contains combined vacancy information. Review the source-supplied values below; they are not automatically paired into individual positions.
Applications close on 17 August 2026.
Application and salary information
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 according to the individual's personal needs). (It will be expected of the successful candidate to participate
in a system of remunerated commuted overtime)
Application route
Complete submission instructions are provided under How to apply.
Vacancy information
This advert contains combined vacancy information. Values are shown as supplied and are not paired into positions unless the source stores that relationship explicitly.
- Centre
- Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
- Salary information
- 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 according to the individual's personal needs). (It will be expected of the successful candidate to participate
in a system of remunerated commuted overtime)
Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.
- Registration with the Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.
- Experience: Grade 1: None after registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA-qualified employees.
- 1-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 South Africa.
- Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA- qualified employees.
- A minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as 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 South Africa.
- Grade 3: A minimum of 10 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 11 years’ relevant experience after registration as 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 South Africa.
- Inherent requirements of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory.
- Emergency and after hour call cover.
- Valid ACLS Certificate.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Knowledge and clinical skills required of a Medical Officer (e.g.
- Assessment, diagnosis and treatment in inpatient, outpatient, and acute medical/emergency contexts).
- Practical clinical skills appropriate for diagnostic investigations and those required for resuscitation and stabilisation of acutely unwell patients according to ACLS principles.
- Effective and efficient administration.
- Effective leadership & interpersonal skills.
- Communication including clinical summary/report generation, consultation as well as patient counselling.
- Completion of FCP Part 1.
Duties
- Provision of safe medical care to patients in the Acute Medical Admissions and Short Stay Ward, High Care Unit, Inpatient medical wards and Medical Outpatients department at Groote Schuur Hospital and satellite hospitals.
- Perform onsite after-hours duties as per call roster.
- Supervise and support medical students, interns and community service medical officers providing medical care.
- Involvement in research/audits relating to Internal Medicine.
Enquiries
Dr D Maughan Tel No: (021) 406-6422 or email: deborah.maughan@uct.ac.za
How to apply
Where and how to submit your application.
Applicants apply online: www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”)
Notes and Z83 guidance
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.
- Candidates will be subjected to a practical test.
- 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).
- Please ensure that you attached an updated CV. Groote Schuur Hospital has adopted the department’s ecosystem framing of its training platform. Accordingly, all Medical Officer appointments may be called upon to work across this platform and may include rotations at Metro West and Rural East hospitals. This includes Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, New Somerset Hospital, Mitchells Plein District Hospital, Victoria Hospital and George Provincial Hospital.
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Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 27 of 2026 for reference.
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Original Text
POST 27/268 : MEDICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 TO 3 (GENERAL: INTERNAL MEDICINE) (X2 POSTS)
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
(1-Year Contract)
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 according to the individual's personal needs). (It will be expected of the successful candidate to participate
in a system of remunerated commuted overtime)
CENTRE : Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Medical Practitioner. Registration with the Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner. Experience: Grade 1: None after
registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA-qualified employees. 1-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 South Africa. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a
Medical Practitioner in respect of SA- qualified employees. A minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as 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 South Africa. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 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 11 years’ relevant experience after registration as 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 South Africa. Inherent requirements of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory. Emergency and after hour call cover. Valid ACLS Certificate.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Knowledge and clinical skills required of a
Medical Officer (e.g. Assessment, diagnosis and treatment in inpatient, outpatient, and acute medical/emergency contexts). Practical clinical skills
appropriate for diagnostic investigations and those required for resuscitation and stabilisation of acutely unwell patients according to ACLS principles.
Effective and efficient administration. Effective leadership & interpersonal skills. Communication including clinical summary/report generation,
consultation as well as patient counselling. Completion of FCP Part 1.
DUTIES : Provision of safe medical care to patients in the Acute Medical Admissions and Short Stay Ward, High Care Unit, Inpatient medical wards and Medical
Outpatients department at Groote Schuur Hospital and satellite hospitals.
Perform onsite after-hours duties as per call roster. Supervise and support medical students, interns and community service medical officers providing
medical care. Involvement in research/audits relating to Internal Medicine.
ENQUIRIES : Dr D Maughan Tel No: (021) 406-6422 or email: deborah.maughan@uct.ac.za
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates will be subjected to a practical test. 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). Please ensure that you attached an updated CV. Groote
Schuur Hospital has adopted the department’s ecosystem framing of its training platform. Accordingly, all Medical Officer appointments may be called
upon to work across this platform and may include rotations at Metro West and
Rural East hospitals. This includes Red Cross War Memorial Children's
Hospital, New Somerset Hospital, Mitchells Plein District Hospital, Victoria
Hospital and George Provincial Hospital.
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
(1-Year Contract)
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 according to the individual's personal needs). (It will be expected of the successful candidate to participate
in a system of remunerated commuted overtime)
CENTRE : Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a
Medical Practitioner. Registration with the Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner. Experience: Grade 1: None after
registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA-qualified employees. 1-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 South Africa. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a
Medical Practitioner in respect of SA- qualified employees. A minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as 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 South Africa. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 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 11 years’ relevant experience after registration as 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 South Africa. Inherent requirements of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory. Emergency and after hour call cover. Valid ACLS Certificate.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Knowledge and clinical skills required of a
Medical Officer (e.g. Assessment, diagnosis and treatment in inpatient, outpatient, and acute medical/emergency contexts). Practical clinical skills
appropriate for diagnostic investigations and those required for resuscitation and stabilisation of acutely unwell patients according to ACLS principles.
Effective and efficient administration. Effective leadership & interpersonal skills. Communication including clinical summary/report generation,
consultation as well as patient counselling. Completion of FCP Part 1.
DUTIES : Provision of safe medical care to patients in the Acute Medical Admissions and Short Stay Ward, High Care Unit, Inpatient medical wards and Medical
Outpatients department at Groote Schuur Hospital and satellite hospitals.
Perform onsite after-hours duties as per call roster. Supervise and support medical students, interns and community service medical officers providing
medical care. Involvement in research/audits relating to Internal Medicine.
ENQUIRIES : Dr D Maughan Tel No: (021) 406-6422 or email: deborah.maughan@uct.ac.za
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates will be subjected to a practical test. 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). Please ensure that you attached an updated CV. Groote
Schuur Hospital has adopted the department’s ecosystem framing of its training platform. Accordingly, all Medical Officer appointments may be called
upon to work across this platform and may include rotations at Metro West and
Rural East hospitals. This includes Red Cross War Memorial Children's
Hospital, New Somerset Hospital, Mitchells Plein District Hospital, Victoria
Hospital and George Provincial Hospital.