Available Jobs at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Grade 12 with MBChB qualification. Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Independent Medical Practitioner. RECOMMENDATION: Diploma in child health, FC PAED Part 1. Six (6) months experience in the management of children and neonates.

Duties :

• Service rendering and administration related to clinical duties in the Paediatric Department. Undergraduate teaching as well as assistance in research projects of the Department. Call Duties as required by the Department of Paediatrics.

Closing Date : 07-08-2026

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Requirements :

• Grade 12, Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in Nursing) or equivalent that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate/recognizable experience in Nursing as a Professional nurse after registration with SANC in General nursing.
• Certificate of attendance/ competency certificate in CTOP course is compulsory. A minimum of at least 3 years’ experience in CTOP will be added as an advantage.
• Basic computer literacy is compulsory. Deep commitment to patient dignity, non-judgmental care and reproductive rights. Should have good communication, listening and problem-solving skills. Be prepared to work on weekend, public holidays and after hours if the need arises.

Duties :

• Provide safe quality CTOP (Choice of Termination of pregnancy) services by adhering to the three Perinatal practice guidelines of CTOP that relate to termination of pregnancy. Be conversant with the legal framework.
• Provide general nursing care and managing significant proportion of care for women undergoing termination of pregnancy, cervical screening, family planning, LLETZ and colposcopy. Ensure compliance to infection control principles, patients’ safety and waste management guidelines.
• Ability to work under pressure. Ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team. Proper and accurate record keeping. Maintenance of confidentiality and counselling skills.
• Flexibility towards departmental needs. Planning and managing administration functions. Ability to utilize resources effectively, staff development and PMDS. Ensure compliance with Ideal Hospital Realization and Maintenance Framework.
• Adherence to policies, regulations, protocols, guidelines and SOP. Compile, capture and analyze data monthly. Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor that are related to the job description that is legislated.

Closing Date : 11-08-2026

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Requirements :

• Grade 12/National Senior certificate, Basic R425 qualification (i.e. Degree/ Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a professional nurse.
• A minimum of 4 years’ appropriate / recognizable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with SANC in general Nursing.
• A post basic nursing qualification with a duration of a 1 year accredited with SANC in Trauma/ ICU. Knowledge of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices. Be willing to word day, night, weekend and public holidays.

Duties :

• Perform clinical nursing practice in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards as determined by the health facility. Execute duties and functions with proficiency within prescripts of applicable legislations.
• Promote effective communication with patients, supervisors and other clinicians. Manage effective utilization of human, financial and material resources. Be able to plan your own work and that of the team to ensure proper patients care. Maintain professional growth/ ethical standards of self and the team.
• Provide professional support for the provision of quality patient as required by Ideal Hospital Realization and Maintenance. Participate in educating and training of personnel and student nurses. Able to promote the rights of the patients, Batho Pele Principles, advocacy and facilitations of proper treatment and care patients.
• Maintain accurate records keeping and regular auditing of patients’ files to ensure compliance with legal requirements, Knowledge and skills for conducting rapid assessment, triage and prioritizing of multi-disciplinary patients. Delivering emergency resuscitation and stabilization interventions. Participation in clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Maintaining Infection Prevention Control standards. Demonstrate innovative leadership qualities in supervising and mentoring junior staff members. Evaluate staff performance adhering to the PMDS policy.

Closing Date : 11-08-2026

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Requirements :

• Registration with HPCSA as Dentist in the category Independent Practice. A minimum of two (2) years’ clinical experience as a Dentist excluding Community Service.
• Applicants must show specific interest in Community Dentistry, such as designing and delivering programs on various community-based sites. Participation in committees or task forces focused on community engagement, participation and community-based dental projects.
• An MSc degree or equivalent qualification relevant to the specialty will be an added advantage.

Duties :

• Incumbent will follow a course of study which on successful completion will entitle the graduate to register with HPCSA as a Community Dentistry specialist. Training will involve treatment of a variety of patients within the relevant discipline, writing and presenting seminars on academic topics, completing a research project and assisting with teaching and training of undergraduate students plus involvement in the service rendering and administrative duties of the department

Closing Date : 11-08-2026

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Requirements :

• Basic R425 qualification (i.e. Diploma /Degree in Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows Registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. Grade 1:0-9 years’ experience.
• Diploma in midwifery will be an added advantage. Knowledge of relevant legal frameworks and infection prevention and control measures, good communication and interpersonal skills, Knowledge of Nursing care processes and procedures, Good ethical practice and caring attitude. Knowledge and practice of nursing values.

Duties :

• Demonstrate an understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices. Perform a clinical nursing practice in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards as determined by the relevant health facility. Promote quality of nursing care as directed by the professional scope of practice and standards as determined by the relevant facility.
• Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisors and other clinicians, including report writing when required. Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure good nursing care.
• Display a concern for patients, promoting and advocating proper treatment and care including awareness and willingness to respond to patient’s needs, requirements and expectations (Batho Pele). Have knowledge of Ideal Hospital Realization Framework.

Closing Date : 11-08-2026

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Requirements :

• Senior/National Senior Certificate (Grade 12) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Must have completed Post Community Service. Proof of current registration with the HPCSA from 01 April2026 to 31 March 2027.
• The incumbent will be rotated between institutions. The following will be added advantages: Work experience in the field of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, CMSA part 1 examinations, auxiliary courses relevant to the field of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
• Familiar with hospital protocols, guidelines, and quality assurance processes. Participation in academic activities, research, and departmental teaching. Ability to teach, support and supervise Interns and students.

Duties :

• The successful candidate will work in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and rotate at the hospitals that comprise the Pretoria Academic Complex. These include Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, Tembisa Hospital and Witbank Hospital.
• After-hour services are compulsory. The post includes teaching and training of undergraduate students in the department. Supervise all rotating pre-graduate students, Interns and junior colleagues in the clinical practice.
• Rotation to sub-specialties and facilities accredited by the University of Pretoria. The successful candidate will be required to participate in the departmental research initiative and in departmental outreach programs.

Closing Date : 07-08-2026

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Requirements :

• Grade 10/ NQF Level 2. Relevant and previous exposure in a Food service environment with at least 1-year work experience and experience in large scale cooking will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of hygiene, cleaning and safety. Good communication skills and willingness to work in a team. Must work shifts (early and late) as well as public holidays. Must be able to do work of a physical nature. Must be reliable and trustworthy.

Duties :

• Perform routine tasks in the Food Service Unit and operate machinery and Food service equipment. Perform cleaning tasks assigned to you to ensure hygiene and safety standards are maintained in the unit (washing of pots, floors, equipment and utensils, drains, grids, fridges and freezer rooms, storerooms and other areas in the unit). Taking out dustbins and waste and cleaning/sanitizing dustbins. Washing dishes (pots, pans, crockery and cutlery).
• Unpacking and packing provisions into fridges and freezers and storage areas. Cleaning of fridges and freezers and storage areas. Preparation of patient meals. (Normal and special diets).
• Preparation of meals and decoration for functions. Dishing of patient meals according to guidelines. Adhere to set policies and guidelines regulating Food service. Rotate and work as a reliever in the unit. Rotation also between 2 shifts.

Closing Date : 07-08-2026

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Requirements :

• Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate. Basic R425 qualification (i.e. Degree/Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery) or equivalent qualification that allows registered with the SANC as a professional nurse.
• A minimum of 4years appropriate/recognizable experience in nursing after registration as professional nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. A post-basic nursing qualification with a duration of at least 1 year accredited with SANC in Child nursing. Knowledge of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices. Candidate will be required to work shifts.

Duties :

• Provide comprehensive holistic nursing care to children and neonates in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards. Execute duties and functions with proficiency withing prescripts of applicable legislation.
• Monitor, assess and evaluate patients’ conditions and respond following protocols and standards. Ensure effective infection prevention and control practices. Maintain accurate and complete patients’ records and reports. Ensure effective utilization of human, financial and material resources.
• Be able to plan your own work and that of the team to ensure proper patients care. Maintain professional growth/ethical standards of self and the team. Perform nursing administration duties and relieving the operational manager when needed. Understand and maintain Child Problem Identification Program data (CHIP).
• Adherence to HAST guidelines is required. Improve patients’ care by implementing the standard set in malnutrition and management of sick neonates. Provide professional support for the provision of quality patient as required by Ideal Hospital Realization and Maintenance. Participate in educating and training of personnel and student nurses.
• Able to promote the rights of the patients, advocating and facilitating proper treatment and care of patients. Delivering emergency resuscitation and stabilization of patients. Demonstrate innovative leadership qualities in supervising and mentoring junior staff members. Evaluate staff performance adhering to the PMDS policy.

Closing Date : 11-08-2026

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Requirements :

• Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate and a basic R425, R171, R174 qualifications (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or an equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a professional nurse must available.
• Candidate are expected to have the recognizable applicable experience as determined by the OSD in the terms of different grades. Know nursing care process and procedures, nursing statutes and other applicable legislations.
• The candidate must have good communication skills, both verbal and written and able to work in a team. Candidate must have good ethical practice and caring attitude.
• Manage workplace discipline and have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the ideal hospital component, Batho Pele principles, ministerial priorities and patient’s rights. Candidate will be required to do rotations and work shifts.

Duties :

• Demonstrate an in depth understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practice in accordance with nursing standards as determined by the Health Facility.
• Promote quality of nursing care as directed by the professional Scope of the practice and standards as determined by the relevant health facility. Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisors and other Clinicals, including report writing when required.
• Work as part of Multidisciplinary team to ensure good nursing care. Work effectively, co-operatively and amicable with people of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial or religious differences.
• Be able to plan and organize own work and support other personnel to ensure quality nursing care. Display caring attitude towards patients, promoting and advocating proper treatment and care including awareness and willingness to respond patient’s needs, requirements and expectations. Be supportive to the manager to achieve the goals of the unit and of the hospital.

Closing Date : 11-08-2026

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Requirements :

• A basic qualification accredited with the SANC in terms of Government Notice R425 (i.e. Diploma/ Degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse.
• Diploma/Degree in post graduate qualification in Nursing Administration/Health Service Management accredited by SANC according to Regulation R212 and R635. Current registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse for 2026.
• A minimum of 9 years appropriate/ recognizable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing. At least 4 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate experience at Assistant Manager level or above. Applicant must be in a position of a valid South African driver’s license and Computer literacy is a requirement.
• Have strong leadership, effective communication and sound interpersonal skills are necessary. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work under pressure. Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary context. Analytic thinking, independent decision making and critical thinking skills.

Duties :

• Provide guidance and leadership towards the realization of Nursing strategic plan, Strategic goals, and objectives of the department. Provide professional, technical and management support for the provision of quality patient care through the proper management of nursing care programs. Advocate and ensure the promotion of nursing ethics and professionalism.
• Develop and monitor the implementation of policies, programs, regulations, practices, procedures, and standards pertaining to nursing care. Manage the human resources efficiently and effectively to attain the departmental goals and objectives Utilize information technology and other management information systems to manage nursing information for the enhancement of service delivery.
• Establish, maintain, and participate in inter-professional and multi-disciplinary teamwork that promotes efficient and effective health care. Demonstrate and manage resources in accordance with relevant directives and legislation: (Human. Financial, Physical and Material resources). Understanding of managing workplace discipline, well developed communication, presentation, negotiations, and research skills. Lead in the hospital quality assurance programme, Infection Prevention and Control based on National Core Standards and Ideal Hospital Realization Framework and quality improvement activities.
• Coordinate review of nursing interventions through comprehensive and ongoing assessment and risk analysis. Maintain professional growth / ethical standards and development of self and subordinates. Provide full-time technical and management support to the CEO and institution. Implement Batho Pele Principles, Patient’s Rights Charter. Coordinate nursing related research and development. Support management in enhancing the image of the nursing department and improve the skills and competencies of the nurses.
• Enhance and manage the performance management and development of nurses Involvement in the hospital’s quality assurance and quality improvement activities. Management of nursing projects and participation in hospital projects aimed at enhancing service delivery.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation or health care indicators for improved outcomes. Implementation of the Nursing Midwife National Strategic Direction-2020-2021-to-2025-2026.
• Lead and implement the Guidelines for Clinical Nursing Education and Training Units in South Africa. Implementation of the South African Nursing Council Nursing Practice Standards for Use in all Health Establishments in South Africa. Provide leadership in implementing the South African Nursing Council Continuing Professional Development Framework for Nurses and Midwives in South Africa October 2021.

Closing Date : 12-08-2026