• Reference Number : REFS/049719
• Directorate : Clinical Support and Therapeutic service
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 225 777.00 per annum (plus benefit)
• Enquiries : Mr T Malla Tel no. 012 529 3115

Requirements :

• Minimum of Grade 10/Abet level 4/ equivalent education qualification. Minimum of Grade 10/Abet level 4/ equivalent education qualification. Appropriate qualification or prescribed in-service training with duration of less than 2-years that allows for required registration with HPCSA in Orthotics and Prosthetics field. Current registration and registration certificate with Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Medical Orthotist and prosthetist assistant. A sound knowledge and skills in orthotic and prosthetic device manufacturing procedures. A sound knowledge and skills in orthotic and prosthetic device manufacturing procedures.

Duties :

• Assist MOP Clinicians to prepare material and tools for measuring patients. Assist MOP Clinicians to modify or correct patient measurements. Assist MOP Clinicians to Mold orthoses, laminate prosthetic sockets, bend and weld metal bars for calipers. Assist MOP Clinicians to cut and assemble the Orthotic and prosthetic device. Assist MOP Clinicians to clean each area involved in stages of production. Assist MOP Clinicians to adjust and repair O & P devices. Assist MOP Clinicians to perform administrative duties service including collection of statistics for production work and completing job cards. Assist to Maintain machinery and other equipment used in the MOP Centre. Participate in general cleaning of the MOP Centre. Adhere to HPCSA regulations and attend staff development programs within the MOP field. Perform any other reasonable duties delegated by supervisor from time to time within the MOP Assistant's scope of practice.

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.