Dentist Grade 1-3

Requirements

• Matric plus Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dentist.
• Registration with a Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dentist.
• Experience:
• Grade 1:
• None after registration as a Dentist with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employee.
• Grade 2:
• Minimum of 7 years appropriate experience as Dentist after registration with the PHCSA as a Dentist.
• Grade 3:
• Minimum of 12 years appropriate experience as Dentist after registration with the HPCSA as a Dentist.
• Current registration 2026/2027).
• Valid driver's license (Code B/EB).
• Knowledge and Skills:
• Adhere to all departmental requirements and protocols.
• Excellent report writing, Clinical documents, record keeping and referral writing skills.
• Sound verbal and writing skills.
• Sound verbal and written communication skills.
• Good computer skills (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Comply with National Core Standards and or ideal facility/clinic requirements as applicable and good time management.
• Clinical planning and follow up as needed.
• Ability to be flexible and innovative in response to differing client needs.

Duties

• Provide leadership, governance and management in dental unit.
• Provide primary and secondary dental services to adults and secondary dental services to adults and children in PHC clinics delivering basic packages of oral care at outreach visit provision of effective control and management.
• Provision of effective stock control and management.
• Ensure quality health services as required by Ideal Clinic Standards, Infection Prevention Control, Occupational Health and Safety compliance standards.

How to apply

New to the Z83 form? Read the application guide.

Enquiries

Notes from the department

• All applicants must login/register to apply for positions.
• The applicant’s profile on the eRecruitment is equivalent to the newly approved Z83, and it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure their profiles are fully completed or their applications will not be considered, as per the DPSA Practice Note.
• Applicants should upload their curriculum vitae (CV) on the e-Recruitment system.
• (Please ensure is in PDF format & maximum size 3MB).
• The Curriculum Vitae should be specific regarding previous positions occupied and the start date and end date of the position(s) should be indicated.
• Accompanying relevant documentation required to be uploaded on the system such as copies of all qualifications including National Senior Certificate/Matric certificate, Driver’s license, ID, etc., such documents need not be certified at point of application, however, certification will be required prior to attending the interview.
• Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on, or before the day of the interview following an invitation from the Department to attend an interview, and such qualification(s) and other related document(s) should be in line with the requirements of the advertisement.
• Successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme (Nyukela) is required for being considered for this SMS post prior to appointment.
• Enrolment for the course should be made on the NSG’s website at https://www.thensg.gov.za/trainingcourse/sms- pre-entry-programme.
• All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
• One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other will be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. criterion in the interview process.
• Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
• Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
• Applications received after the closing date and those that do not comply with these instructions will not be considered.
• The onus is on the applicants to ensure that their applications are submitted online timeously.
• Candidates who possess foreign qualifications and/or short courses certificates must take it upon themselves to have their qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
• The highest relevant qualification should be captured/listed as the first qualification on the e- recruitment profile.
• Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification of appointment is received within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their applications were unsuccessful.
• Communication will be limited to short-listed candidates only.
• Suitable candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial assets check, qualification verification and reference checks).
• Applications must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations and/or record.
• The Department reserves the right not to make appointments on the advertised post(s).
• Free State Provincial Department of Health is compliant with the requirements of POPIA.
• The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer.
• The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department.
• It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representativity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan.