• Reference Number : refs/019389
• Directorate : Orthodontics Department
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 2 354 559 per annum (All-inclusive remuneration package)
• Enquiries : DR N. MUKHARI-BALOYI: Tel No: (012) 5214914/ 060 808 7481 OR PROF D. MAWELA: Tel No. (012) 5214111/ 082 507 7774

Requirements :

• BChD or equivalent as well as an MChD / MDent qualification in Orthodontics Department. Current registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Specialist in Orthodontics. Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Specialist Orthodontics, with a minimum of three (3) years ‘Academic experience in the following: Undergraduate dental education, postgraduate teaching and training including specialty and non-specialty programs and postgraduate research supervision,with at least one PG Masters student supervised to completion. A proven record of managerial experience and research activity with at least three (3) publications in peer reviewed in accredited journals. A good professional standing nationally and internationally among peers in the field.

Duties :

• The incumbent will be responsible inter alia, for the general management and administration of the Orthodontics Department. The monitoring of service rendered to hospital patients in this discipline, undergraduate and postgraduate teaching & training, development and supervision of research projects, academic outreach. Management of the department including Finances.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed or emailed applications will be accepted. NB: For assistance with online applications please email your query to e-recruitment@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 (Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form and a detailed CV 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/reference check verification). NB: Reference Checks-The applicant must provide at least 3 contact details (names, cellphone number and email address) of his/her referees, of which one must be immediate supervisor. The Department shall reserve the right to conduct verification beyond names provided on CV. 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 : SMU Oral Health Centre

Closing Date : 09-02-2024

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.