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POST 10/567 : SESSIONAL MEDICAL OFFICER: GRADE 1 TO 3 (OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY) (20

🏢 PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: WESTERN CAPE 📍 Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory ⏳ Closes: 09 Apr 2026 🧾 Post: 10/567

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Salary

R482

Centre

Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory

Closing date

09 Apr 2026

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Overview

Join our team to provide expert care in obstetrics and gynaecology, including surgery, family planning, and outpatient services at a tertiary level.

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 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.

Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to perform emergency and elective gynaecological procedures and gynaecological outpatient consultations.

Possess surgical competency in terms of operative hysteroscopy, ectopic pregnancy, gynaecological laparotomy, including cystectomy and hysterectomy.

Ability to 359 provide a family planning service for patients attending a tertiary level family planning clinic.

Ability to perform basic early pregnancy and gynaecology ultrasound scans.

Ability to work in integrated multi-disciplinary teams across platforms.

Good communication skills (written and verbal).

Duties

Run a tertiary level family planning clinic independently, including but not limited to counselling, placement and removal of long-acting reversable contraceptive devises (LARCS).

Run an outpatient interventional hysteroscopy clinic.

Perform Gynaecology surgery.

Provide clinical care to Gynae emergency and elective patients.

Participation in the academic activities of our department.