• Reference Number : REFS/048697
• Directorate : Clinical Services
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 1 041 402.00. Per annum (All Package Inclusive)
• Enquiries : Prof. E Osuch Tel - 012 5214145/4605

Requirements :

• MBChB Degree (or equivalent). Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa and current registration as Medical Practitioner. Current registration as a Medical Practitioner. Any additional qualification, post-graduate diploma, other post-graduate qualification, as well as teaching and research experience will be an advantage. Publication of research papers, review articles and other scholarly papers will be a distinct advantage.

Duties :

• Clinical duties and advice on the management of patients: clinical pharmacologist on call for DGMAH, ward consults as required. TDM interpretation & feedback to DGMAH, laboratory review, therapeutic drug monitoring, interpretation of toxicity as well as drug overdose and bioavailability, help clinicians decide on further therapy, toxicology on call, clinic rotation (25% of time (1 clinic per week); regular contact with prescribers to enforce policy, prevent medication errors and promote patient compliance with medication. Clinical Pharmacology teaching undergraduate and postgraduate level. Advise on drug policy: PTC & PPTC involvement, ensure cost effective use of drugs in the Hospital and assist in development of effective protocols that guide use of expensive agents, workshops dedicated to drug policy, acquire new medicines information and critically evaluate its quality and utility. Function as an effective team member in the broad context. Play an active role in training other health care workers: undergraduate bedside teaching, bedside teaching of clinical pharmacology and assistance of clinicians in drug therapeutic management of patients, medicine academic meetings, clinical discussions, case reports and case presentations, CPD meetings, academic meetings/journal club, undergraduate teaching ward rounds. Engage in research: SMUREC review, own research, scientific writing, research training seminar, GCP, research methodology course.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries@gauteng.gov.za . NB: Where Driver’s Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : Dr. George Mukhari Academic Hospital

Closing Date : 22-05-2026

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.