Circular 29 of 2026 · Post 29/308
MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1 TO 3 (PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH) (20 SESSIONS) Chief
Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
- ProvinceWestern Cape
- AdvertCombined vacancy information
Job details
- Circular
- 29 of 2026
- Page No.
- 22
- Circular Post
- 29/308
- Department
- Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
- Province
- Western Cape
- Closing date
- 28 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 28 August 2026.
Application and salary information
Salary
Grade 1: R671 per hour Grade 2: R766 per hour
Grade 3: R887 per hour
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
- Karl Bremer Hospital
- Salary information
- 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 Professions Council of South Africa as Medical Specialist in Paediatrics.
- Registration with a professional council: Registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics.
- Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics.
- Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist in Paecdiatrics, after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee).
- Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist in Paediatrics, after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee).
- Inherent requirements of the job: Valid driver’s licence.
- Willingness to travel.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to render high quality clinical care in the in- and out-patient setting, including excellent medical record keeping.
- Ability to balance the outputs of a large clinical workload with the teaching and supervisory requirements of the position.
- Be computer literate, have strong administrative, managerial, communication and conflict resolution skills.
Duties
- Clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of Paediatrics / Child Health services, focused on OPD & specialised clinics but including wards and emergency centre.
- Administrative & clinical governance including oversight and management in OPD, medical record keeping, data analysis, quality improvement and equipment management.
- Teaching, training and supervision of junior medical staff and students with participation in the hospital academic program.
- Domain specific outputs and participation within the Metro East ecosystem, including promotion of child health and alignment with all aspects of district-level Child Health – within the hospital and the Metro East ecosystem.
Enquiries
Dr S le Roux Tel No: (021) 918-1990
How to apply
Where and how to submit your application.
Applications are submitted online via 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 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 with their 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 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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Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 29 of 2026 for reference.
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Original Text
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
(12-Month Contract)
SALARY : Grade 1: R671 per hour Grade 2: R766 per hour
Grade 3: R887 per hour
CENTRE : Karl Bremer Hospital
REQUIREMENTS : Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as Medical
Specialist in Paediatrics. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical
Specialist in Paediatrics. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the
HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Paediatrics. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist in Paecdiatrics, after registration
with the HPCSA (or a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee). Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate
experience as Medical Specialist in Paediatrics, after registration with the
HPCSA (or a recognized foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee). Inherent requirements of the job: Valid driver’s
licence. Willingness to travel. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to render high quality clinical care in the in- and out-patient setting, including
excellent medical record keeping. Ability to balance the outputs of a large clinical workload with the teaching and supervisory requirements of the
position. Be computer literate, have strong administrative, managerial, communication and conflict resolution skills.
DUTIES : Clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of Paediatrics / Child Health services, focused on OPD & specialised clinics but
including wards and emergency centre. Administrative & clinical governance including oversight and management in OPD, medical record keeping, data
analysis, quality improvement and equipment management. Teaching, training and supervision of junior medical staff and students with participation in the
hospital academic program. Domain specific outputs and participation within the Metro East ecosystem, including promotion of child health and alignment
with all aspects of district-level Child Health – within the hospital and the Metro
East ecosystem.
ENQUIRIES : Dr S le Roux Tel No: (021) 918-1990
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 with their 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 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).