Medical Officer Grade REF NO: NCDOH 79/2026

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Overview This role is for a Medical Officer (Grade REF NO: NCDOH 79/2026) within the Northern Cape Department Of Health. The position involves providing comprehensive medical care, managing clinical services, and supervising junior medical staff across various patient categories and emergency situations. What you will do * Interview, examine, investigate, diagnose, and oversee the treatment of patients. * Manage chronic medical ailments/conditions. * Handle medical, surgical, obstetrics, and gynecological emergencies. * Provide care for HIV and TB patients. * Treat sick children. * Manage antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal patients in the Trauma & Emergency Unit. * Ensure comprehensive clinical record keeping. * Manage Clinical services. * Supervise junior doctors, undergraduate students, interns, and community service doctors. * Develop systems for appropriate levels of care, referral pathways, and seamless and integrated service delivery. Requirements (from the original advert) * Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner. * Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner. * **Experience - Grade 1:** * None after registered as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees. * 1-year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognised Foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. * **Experience - Grade 2:** * A minimum of five (5) years appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees. * A minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a 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. * **Experience - Grade 3:** * A minimum of ten (10) years appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees. * A minimum of 11 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognised foreign health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom is not required to perform Community Service as required in South Africa. * **Inherent requirement of the job:** Valid Code B/EB driver’s licence. Who should apply Medical practitioners holding an appropriate qualification allowing registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) or a recognised foreign Health Professional Council. Candidates must have current registration and meet the specific post-registration experience criteria for Grade 1, 2, or 3, differentiated by whether they are South African or foreign qualified. A valid Code B/EB driver’s licence is also required. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/medical-officer-grade-ref-no-ncdoh-79-2026-northern-cape-department-of-health Source: myjobmag

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