Medical Officer Grade 1 to 3 (Anaesthesia)

About the role

The Department of Health and Wellness (Western Cape) is hiring a Medical Officer Grade 1 to 3 (Anaesthesia) in Metro Health Services, based in Mitchells Plain District Hospital. This is a permanent post, paying R1,041,402 a year. How to apply: Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”). Closing date: 23 October 2026, 17:00 PM Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV. Note: 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 to register with the 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 candidates 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).

Responsibilities

• Administration of anaesthesia and related duties pre-operative assessments and resuscitation, intra-operative management and post-operative care in the recovery unit and surgical wards.
• Ensure fully functional operating theatre equipment, including consumable equipment stocks and capital equipment functionality.
• General and neuraxial anaesthesia, procedural sedation and regional nerve plexus blocks where required.
• Management and coordination of theatre lists in terms of efficient utilisation of operative resources.
• Proactive consultation with other theatre users and theatre nursing staff on a sharedutilisation surgical platform.
• Diligent attention to all aspects of medical recordkeeping.
• Teaching, lecturing and clinical supervision of medical students, interns, rotating supernumerary registrars, new medical officers and nursing staff.
• Participation in clinical audits, surveys, gathering of theatre statistics and involvement in research projects where required.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Practitioner.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner.
• Experience: Grade 1: None after registration as Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA in respect of SA qualified employees.
• 1-year relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized 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: at least 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees.
• At least 6 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized 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: at least 10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Practitioner after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner in respect of SA qualified employees.
• At least 11 years’ relevant experience after registration as Medical Practitioner with a recognized 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.
• Inherent requirement of the job: A valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license.
• Participation in commuted overtime is compulsory on a shared 24-hour roster, requiring after-hours, weekend and public holiday participation.
• Willingness to participate in teaching, audits, research and quality improvement projects.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Delivery of Anaesthesia and related services and care (resuscitation) in highacuity trauma and non-trauma General Surgery patients, Anaesthesia for Orthopaedic Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Paediatrics.
• Ability to cope independently in an environment where there is a disproportionate highvolume of emergency service workload, in a resource-constrained setting, where there may be delays to after-hours assistance or back-up.
• Ability to work and make clinical decisions independently.
• Good organisational and communication skills, and the ability to perform tasks cost-effectively and efficiently.
• Excellent individual interpersonal and coping skills, and an ability to perform well within a multi-disciplinary team context.
• Enthusiasm to attend training and educational courses to broaden clinical and managerial skills and knowledge.