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POST 10/568 : SESSIONAL MEDICAL OFFICER: GRADE 1 TO 3 (MEDICO-LEGAL) (8 HOURS PER WEEK)


Key details

Salary
R482
Centre
Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
Closing date
09 Apr 2026

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Overview
Join our Medico-Legal team to manage medical reports, coordinate with staff and attorneys, and handle insurance and labor forms efficiently.

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 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.

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.

Competencies (knowledge/skills): Appropriate experience after Community Service.

Good communication skills (verbal and written).

Able to interpret/understand and summarise the clinical reports.

Work timeously and have a good grasp of excel/computer skills.


Duties

Support the Medico-Legal team.

Managing, reporting and processing the Road Accident Medical Forms (RAF1).

Coordinating with the internal staff and attorneys and assisting with the preparation of medico-legal reports and related correspondence.

Completion of all insurance forms / cases for patient admissions and treatment.

Completion of all WCA forms for the department of labor.

Compilation of monthly statistics for Medical Manager. 360


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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