Medical Specialist Grade 1 to 3 (General Surgery) (Sessional) (20 Hours Per Week)

MEDICAL SPECIALIST GRADE 1 TO 3 (GENERAL SURGERY) (SESSIONAL) (20 HOURS PER WEEK) is listed by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS. The post is based in Karl Bremer Hospital, Western Cape. The closing date is 05 October 2026.

Job Details

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as Medical Specialist in General Surgery.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa
• (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery.
• Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery.
• 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 General Surgery.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with HPCSA (or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of a foreign qualified employee) as a Medical Specialist in General Surgery.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Valid driver's license and willingness to travel.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Clinical experience with General Surgery, including endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery.
• Ability to achieve and maintain good interpersonal relations with staff, patients, and their families.
• Excellent clinical notes, referral writing skills and sound verbal and written communication skills as well as analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The candidate must have sufficient clinical and academic skills to handle a large clinical workload.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Provision of clinical service delivery at specialist level across the full spectrum of General Surgery services but with a focus on the endoscopy service.
• Duties in theatre may also be needed, performing surgical procedures.
• Consultant ward rounds with senior decision making in respect of patient care, including disposition decisions and oversight and input into OPD services.
• Clinical Governance in respect of accurate medical record keeping, data / trend analysis, contribution to Morbidity & Mortality meetings and management of complaints and use of existing digital platforms for referrals and patient related documentation.
• Teaching, training, research activities, including supervision & teaching of junior doctors and participation in the academic program in the hospital.
• Contribution to improvement of internal systems within the General Surgery service – both within the hospital and the Metro East ecosystem and participation in the wider management of the medical services within the hospital, both clinical and administrative, where reasonable and feasible.

Application Instructions

are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click online applications).

Application address:
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs
(click online applications ).

Notes

It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. 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 must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the advert for the

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements may also apply.

Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition that proof of application for registration with their relevant council and proof of payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only applicable to health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for change in registration status).

Circular Notes

Circular Notes

must be submitted on the most recently approved Z83 Application for Employment Form, obtainable from the DBE Website or any Public Service Department/Webpage. Use of the old Z83 Form will result in disqualification.

The Z83 must be completed in full and page 2 duly signed. A clear indication of the post and reference number that is being applied for must be indicated on your Z83.

Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit the Z83 with a detailed Curriculum Vitae (only). Certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents will be requested from shortlisted candidates on or before the day of the interview.

Successful candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks (criminal record, citizenship & financial/asset record checks, qualification and employment verification including social media profiles). Appointment is subject to positive results of the security clearance process.

The successful candidate will be required to sign an annual performance agreement and, where applicable, annually disclose his/her financial interests. All applicants are required to declare any conflict or perceived conflict of interest, to disclose memberships of Boards and directorships that they may 4 be associated with.

Applicants, who do not comply with the requirements outlined above, will not be considered. MANAGEMENT ECHELON

Enquiries

Dr S Le Roux Tel No: (021) 918-1990

Required Documents

Qualifications, Driver licence

DPSA Circular Source

• Circular: DPSA Circular 34 of 2026
• Source pages: 231
• Open the DPSA circular PDF