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Department of Health and Wellness
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Closing date
28 August 2026
Reference
PSC 29/307
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Department
Department of Health and Wellness
Location
New Somerset Hospital
Salary
Grade 1: R671 per hour Grade 2: R766 per hour Grade 3: R887 per hour
Requirements
Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Orthopaedics. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Orthopaedics. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Orthopaedics. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Orthopaedics. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in Orthopaedics. Inherent requirements of the job: Valid Driver’s licence. Willingness to perform after hour calls when necessary. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to successfully participate in an extremely busy orthopaedic service on a district level. Strong ethical principles and relevant clinical and counselling skills. Computer literacy. Leadership-, interpersonal- and organisational skills. Tertiary knowledge and skills in the field of Trauma and Emergency Orthopaedic Surgery as well as district level elective orthopaedics. Appropriate and relevant experience in 252 orthopaedics as a Medical Specialist. Appropriate experience in trauma and emergency orthopaedic surgery as a primary surgeon. Appropriate experience in hip arthroplasty as the primary surgeon on district level.
Duties
Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of general Orthopaedic Surgery. The primary responsibility would be trauma and emergency Orthopaedics at district level. Trauma and orthopaedic after hours calls at hospitals within the regions as specified by the employer. Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level of elective Orthopaedic Surgery (district level). Participation in appropriate outreach programmes. Supervision of clinical and operative activities of orthopaedic surgeons- in- training. Active participation in the postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programmes of the Department. Effective management and administration of a wide range of “Portfolios” and develop, conduct and supervise research projects. Training and Teaching of medical officers and orthopaedic registrars and relevant burden of disease Research and Audits.
Enquiries
Dr J Hendricks Tel No: (021) (021) 64-08 or email: Jacques.Hendricks@westerncape.gov.za
Notes
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. “Candidates who are not in possession of the stipulated registration r
Medical officer and health professional posts in South Africa are advertised primarily through provincial Departments of Health. The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) registration is a mandatory requirement for all medical, dental, and allied health professional posts. Posts are available across all nine provinces, with the greatest concentration in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape. Rural posts often carry a rural allowance in addition to the base salary.
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