• Reference Number : REFS/035456
• Directorate : PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R1 001 349.00
• Enquiries : ENQUIRIES: Prof. D. Basu Tel No: 012 354 1236/1178

Requirements :

• Senior/National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) and MBChB certificate, Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa for Independent Practice, Proof of current registration with the HPCSA from 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. Knowledge about registrar programme in Public Health Medicine as stipulated on the CMSA website and Departmental website.

Duties :

• The incumbent will rotate at accredited training sites to gain practical exposure and work experience in the practice of Public Health Medicine over 4 years. Rotations will be for 6 months at a registered site supervised by a public health medicine specialist. Sites registered for training include GDoH Hospitals, District Health services, National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), and National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH) and the WHO. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in site-specific work-related activities which include clinical work and conducting overtime. The candidate will also be expected to participate in teaching, academic and research activities of the department. The University of Pretoria will facilitate the completion of the MMed in Public Health Medicine.

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 : STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL

Closing Date : 24-02-2026

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.