• Reference Number : REFS/034974
• Directorate : Emergency Medicine
• Number of Posts : 2

• Package : R 1 001 349,00 per annum, (all-inclusive package). Please note that salary will be adjusted according to years of experience as per OSD Policy.
• Enquiries : Dr P Saffy 011 489 1011

Requirements :

• Medical Qualification: MBBCh (or equivalent). Registration with HPCSA as an Independent Medical Practitioner at the time of starting employment. ALS Courses, qualifications: Minimum of 2 current ALS courses of which one must be a medical course (e.g. ACLS, AMLS) and one must be a Trauma course (ATLS, ITLS or EMATT) (allowance of 3 months post-expiration); or DipPEC in lieu of ALS courses. Basic Ultrasound course beneficial. Beneficial: Candidates with DA/DipHIV and/or FCEM Part 1 primary exams will score higher in short-listing and interviews. Candidates with a Core emergency Point-of-Care Ultrasound certification will score higher in short-listing and interviews. Candidates with extra prior experience in Emergency Medicine will score higher in shortlisting and interviews. Candidates with extra ALS or relevant courses related to emergency medicine will score higher in shortlisting and interviews.

Duties :

• Shift work in the Emergency Departments of the joint academic and clinical department of Emergency Medicine, including rotations between Helen Joseph Tertiay Hospital (HJTH) and Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital (RMMCH). Manage a variety of Emergency Medicine clinical cases including medical, surgical, trauma. Promote evidence-based patient care. Clinical supervision and training of junior staff. Administrative duties pertinent to the practice of Emergency Medicine (including medico-legal documentation).

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 : Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital

Closing Date : 16-01-2026

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.