• Reference Number : refs/048334
• Directorate : CLINICAL - Paediatrics and Child Health
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : Grade 1 R 1 001 349 – R 1 078 116 per annum (All-inclusive package) • Grade 2 R 1 142 553 – R 1 247 202 per annum (All-inclusive package)
• Enquiries : Clinical: Prof Ashraf Coovadia (ashraf.coovadia@wits.ac.za) HR: Ms. Nicky Dick (Nicky.Dick@gauteng.gov.za) 011 470 9293

Requirements :

• Grade 12 plus an appropriate qualification that allows registration with HPCSA as an independent Practitioner. Needs to have had at least 1 year of experience working in a Paediatric Out-patient Department. Must have completed Community Service. Current registration with HPCSA as medical practitioner. Work experience in the field of Paediatrics and Child Health; Diploma in Child Health (DCH) auxiliary courses relevant to the field of Paediatrics and Child Health will be added advantages. GRADE 1 No experience after registration with HPCSA as medical practitioner. GRADE 2 Five (5) years’ experience after registration with HPCSA as medical practitioner.

Duties :

• Render of clinical services, assessment, and treatment of patients in the Paediatric Outpatient Department. The incumbent will be responsible to interview, investigate, diagnose, and oversee the treatment of patient related administrative duties. Participate in all activities of the discipline in relation to teaching and research. Participate in departmental audit activities, Prepare, and writing of reports, Communication and community liaison services. Supervise junior doctors (undergraduate students, interns, and community service doctors). Willing to work longer hours. Attend relevant administrative meetings like mortality meetings, near miss meetings and completing Medico-Legal Documents timeously (e.g., Death certificate). Improve quality of care by providing appropriate clinical care. Reduce medical litigation by exercising good clinical ethos. Implement and monitor adherence to National Core Standards (norms and standards). Participate in multidisciplinary team to manage patients. Perform practical procedures relevant to the care of patients. Participate in departmental meetings, journal clubs, case presentations, lectures, and ward rounds. Ensure effective administration and safe record keeping in the department.

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. PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital

Closing Date : 17-04-2026

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.