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POST 10/514 : MEDICAL OFFICER: GRADE 1 TO 3 EMERGENCY MEDICINE (X2 POSTS) (1-Year


Key details

Salary
R1 001 349 • per annum • package
Centre
Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
Closing date
09 Apr 2026

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Overview
Join our Emergency Medicine team to provide quality care to trauma and non-trauma patients while contributing to teaching, research, and clinical governance.

Requirements

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 n 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 requirement of the job: Commuted overtime is compulsory.

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certified.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified.

Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written).

Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Additional course, ultrasound.

Appropriate and sufficient clinical experience in the emergency environment seeing trauma and non-trauma patients.

Desire to conduct research.

Completion of Community Service and prior Emergency Centre experience.


Duties

Contribute to the teaching sessions for the department.

Involvement in innovation projects and research activities within the department.

Partake in the clinical governance for the department including medicolegal matters.

Provision of quality clinical and non-clinical patient care in the trauma and non-trauma environment.


How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

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Notes

Closing Date

09 April 2026, 17:00 PM

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