MEDICAL OFFICER GRADE 1 TO 3: (ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY) (ACUTE SPINAL CORD INJURY UNIT) is a South African government vacancy at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness. This job is part of Circular 19 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory | closing date: 22 June 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
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).
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 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 Practitioner.
- Registration with a 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 Medical Practitioner with a recognized 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 recognized 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: Participate in the after-hours call system.
- Commuted overtime is compulsory.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills): Clinical competency in autonomically, cardiovascular, respiratory unstable patients.
- Peri-operative patient optimization and care.
- Ability to work in a high-volume, resource restricted, emotionally challenging environment with resilience to cope with care withdrawal when futile, and communication with families around these difficult issues Computer literacy and interest in data collection for service improvement.
- Clinical experience in peri-operative and acute patient care.
- Experience in intensive care including cardiovascular, ventilatory support and quadra/paraplegia care.
Duties
- Participation in undergraduate teaching and allied science training.
- Supervision and training of interns.
- Clinical service provision in the ASCI unit.
- Interacting with referrals from within and outside GSH.
Enquiries
Ms M van der Berg Tel No: (021) 404 5108
Notes
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Please ensure that you attach an updated CV, 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 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)”. Groote Schuur Hospital has adopted the department’s ecosystem framing of its training platform. Accordingly, all Medical Officers 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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Original Text
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).
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 a 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 Medical
Practitioner with a recognized 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 recognized 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:
Participate in the after-hours call system. Commuted overtime is compulsory.
Competencies (knowledge/skills): Clinical competency in autonomically, cardiovascular, respiratory unstable patients. Peri-operative patient
optimization and care. Ability to work in a high-volume, resource restricted, emotionally challenging environment with resilience to cope with care
withdrawal when futile, and communication with families around these difficult issues Computer literacy and interest in data collection for service
improvement. Clinical experience in peri-operative and acute patient care.
Experience in intensive care including cardiovascular, ventilatory support and quadra/paraplegia care.
DUTIES : Participation in undergraduate teaching and allied science training. Supervision and training of interns. Clinical service provision in the ASCI unit.
Interacting with referrals from within and outside GSH.
ENQUIRIES : Ms M van der Berg Tel No: (021) 404 5108
NOTE : No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Please ensure that you attach an updated CV, 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 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)”.
Groote Schuur Hospital has adopted the department’s ecosystem framing of its training platform. Accordingly, all Medical Officers 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.
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 19 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.