Medical Officer Grade 1-3

Requirements

• Matric.
• Appropriate qualification that allows for registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner (Independent Practice).
• Current annual registration with HPCSA.
• Grade 1:
• None after registration with HPCSA as Medical Practitioner in respect of South African qualified employees.
• 1 year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of Foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
• Grade 2:
• A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience after registration with HPCSA as Medical Practitioner in respect of South African qualified employees.
• 6 years relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of Foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
• Grade 3:
• A minimum of 10 years appropriate experience after registration with HPCSA as Medical Practitioner in respect of South African qualified employees.
• 11 years relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of Foreign qualified employees, of whom it is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa.
• Knowledge and Skills:
• Extensive knowledge on Public Service legislation, policies and procedures.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, report writing, medico-legal reports).
• Good interpersonal skills as well as display of honesty, integrity and excellent work ethics.

Duties

• Management of all medical conditions to ensure that a competent service is provided to all patients.
• Candidates will have to perform commuted overtime duties (compulsory & non-negotiable).
• Supervise junior staff in order to provide adequate medical care and to train them to be able to do key medical interventions.
• Consult patients on an outpatient basis to have optimal chronic disease management and good long term follow up.
• Briefing, informing and counselling patients and where appropriate relatives regarding prevention, treatment operative, complications and rehabilitation.
• Endeavour to become skilled in resuscitative measures and intensive care treatment to assure survival of critically ill-patients.

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.