• Reference Number : refs/048355
• Directorate : OPHTHALMOLOGY
• Number of Posts : 2

• Package : GRADE 1- R1 341 855.00 – R 1 422 810.00 PER ANNUM (ALL-INCLUSIVE) GRADE 2- R 1 531 032.00– R 1 623 609.00 PER ANNUM (ALL-INCLUSIVE) GRADE 3- R 1 773 222.00– R 2 212 680.00 PER ANNUM (ALL-INCLUSIVE)
• Enquiries : Dr. K Tshabalala - 012 354 4440

Requirements :

• MBChB or equivalent. FC Ophth (SA) and MMed (Ophth). Registration as a specialist Ophthalmology with the HPCSA. Research and teaching experience will be an added advantage.

Duties :

• To render a support service to the Chief Specialist Ophthalmology, with respect to administrative duties, service provision, guidance and instruction of junior colleagues and ophthalmologists in training, training of medical students and other medical personnel in the provision of tertiary care within ophthalmology and the supervision of academic ophthalmology at all levels. -Effective Administration of Specialty Clinic within the Department. Effective and efficient provision of patient care at specialist and subspecialist level. Effective and mature guidance and instruction to junior colleagues and Ophthalmology registrars and fellows. Effectively and comprehensively training medical students and other medical personnel in the provision of tertiary care within Ophthalmology. Effective and mature encouragement of, guidance and participation in, academic activities for both undergraduate and postgraduate levels within the clinical department. To perform any other task as requested by the Head of the Ophthalmology Department UP and the Ophthalmology unit Steve Biko Academic Hospital

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, ID citizenship, credit record, matric ,qualification 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 : STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL

Closing Date : 22-04-2026

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.