• Reference Number : REFS/035670
• Directorate : Neurosurgery
• Number of Posts : 1

• 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 N Mpanza and Prof C Profyris - 011 489 0740 / 0739

Requirements :

• Appropriate medical qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as a medical practitioner, HPCSA registration as an independent medical practitioner and must be post community service. Must have completed Neurosurgery primaries, ATLS, and BSS in relevant department. Must be a South African citizen or permanent resident. Proof of current HPCSA registration for April 2025 to March 2026. Experience in Neurosurgery will be an added advantage.

Duties :

• The incumbent will be responsible to interview, investigate, diagnose, and oversee the treatment of patient related administrative duties. Participating in all activities of the discipline in relation to teaching and research in the departmental audit activities. Preparing and writing of reports. Liaison and communication services and community liaison. Supervising junior doctors (undergraduates’ students, medical interns, and community service doctors). Willing to do commuted overtime. Attendance of relevant administrative meetings like mortality meetings, near miss meetings and completing MEDICO legal documents timeously (e.g., 120 death certificates). 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 the management of patients. Performance of practical procedures relevant to the care of patient. Participation in departmental meetings, journal clubs, case presentation, lectures, and ward rounds. Ensure that administration and record keeping is done in the department. Rendering of after hour (Night, weekend and public holiday) duties to provide continuous uninterrupted care of patients

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 : 16-03-2026

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.