Northern Cape Department of Health Vacancies: Apply by 14 November 2025

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The Northern Cape Department of Health is filling multiple clinical and support posts at Dr Harry Surtie Hospital (Upington) and the Northern Cape Mental Hospital (Kimberley). The department is prioritising equity, and applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

  • Employer: Northern Cape Department of Health
  • Closing date: 14 November 2025
  • Application form: New Z83 + Detailed CV
  • Important: You only submit certified copies of qualifications and other documents if you are shortlisted (as per DPSA circular 19 of 2022).
  • Equity: Preference may be given according to the Department’s Employment Equity Plan.

🔁 If you apply for more than one post, you must submit a separate application with its own reference number.

1. Chief Dietitian

Reference: NCDOH 111/2025
Salary: R575 250 per annum
Centre: Dr Harry Surtie Hospital (Upington)

Minimum requirements

  • A degree/qualification in Dietetics or Nutrition that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dietitian.
  • Current HPCSA registration as Dietitian.
  • Completed Community Service year or at least 1 year formal work experience in Dietetics.
  • A valid driver’s licence.
  • Experience level:
    • Grade 1: Minimum 3 years’ appropriate experience after registration with HPCSA.

What you will do

  • Assess, counsel and treat patients to improve nutritional status.
  • Provide clinical nutrition management across departments.
  • Lead and support hospital nutrition services, including quality assurance and supervision of nutrition staff.
  • Drive nutrition education, promotion and advocacy in line with national nutrition priorities and health calendar days.
  • Meet and collaborate with internal stakeholders (facility nutrition meetings, MCWH&N structures, allied health, perinatal, etc.).
  • Monitor, evaluate and report on Integrated Nutrition Programme (INP):
    • Compile quarterly reports.
    • Present quarterly reviews.
  • Conduct supervisory support visits to ensure quality nutrition services in the hospital and linked facilities.

📞 Enquiries: Mr JP Berend Tel (054) 332 9094
📩 Where to apply:

  • Hand deliver: HR Offices, Dr Harry Surtie Hospital, Upington
  • Courier/post: C/O Upington, 26 Drive & Turner Street, Upington, 8801
  • Email: vacancies.dhsh@ncdoh.gov.za
    If delivering by hand, you must sign the application register.

2. Professional Nurse Grade 1–2 (Specialty)

Reference: NCDOH 113/2025
Posts: 5
Salary:

  • Grade 1: R476 367 – R559 548 per annum
  • Grade 2: R583 989 – R723 954 per annum
    Centre: Dr Harry Surtie Hospital (Upington)

Minimum requirements

  • Basic R425 qualification (Diploma/Degree in Nursing) or equivalent that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse.
  • A post-basic, 1-year SANC-accredited qualification in at least one relevant specialty area, for example:
    • Child Nursing / Paediatrics
    • Advanced Midwifery & Neonatal
    • Intensive Care / ICU
    • Theatre Nursing
    • Medical & Surgical Nursing
    • Psychiatric Nursing
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmic
    • Orthopaedic
    • Paediatric & Neonatal Critical Care
      (Any of the recognised SANC specialties.)
  • Experience:
    • Grade 1: Minimum 4 years appropriate/recognisable experience after registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse.
    • Grade 2: Minimum 14 years appropriate/recognisable experience after registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse, of which at least 10 years must be in the relevant specialty after obtaining the post-basic qualification.

What you will do

  • Deliver optimal, holistic specialised nursing care within legal and professional standards.
  • Plan, organise and monitor objectives of the specialised unit, working with subordinate staff.
  • Create a therapeutic environment for patients, staff, and the public.
  • Provide comprehensive bedside care using scientific nursing principles as part of a multidisciplinary team.
  • Delegate duties and supervise nursing and housekeeping staff.
  • Ensure continuity of patient care (handover, ward books, etc.).
  • Communicate and liaise with other departments and attend operational meetings.
  • Support training:
    • Mentor/induct new nursing staff.
    • Coordinate on-the-job learning opportunities.
    • Capture patient-related data and participate in research.
  • Provide relief for the supervisor and act as junior shift leader for day/night shifts.
  • Uphold professional conduct and ongoing self-development.

📞 Enquiries: Mr JP Berend Tel (054) 332 9094
📩 Apply: hand deliver / courier / email to vacancies.dhsh@ncdoh.gov.za (same as above)

3. Professional Nurse (General)

Reference: NCDOH 121/2025
Posts: 12
Salary:

  • Grade 1: R324 384 – R376 458 per annum
  • Grade 2: R396 132 – R459 726 per annum
  • Grade 3: R476 367 – R601 638 per annum
    Centre: Dr Harry Surtie Hospital (Upington)

Minimum requirements

  • R425 Basic qualification (Degree or Diploma in Nursing) OR an equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse.
  • SANC registration as a Professional Nurse.

Experience levels

  • Grade 1: No experience required.
  • Grade 2: 10 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience after SANC registration as a Professional Nurse.
  • Grade 3: 20 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience after SANC registration as a Professional Nurse.

What you will do

  • Provide safe, quality, professional nursing care in line with legal prescripts.
  • Maintain a therapeutic environment and monitor patient activities and condition.
  • Perform standard nursing procedures according to policies, guidelines and clinical standards.
  • Keep accurate and complete patient records.
  • Champion Batho Pele and patient rights to maintain client satisfaction.
  • Support Ideal Hospital and National Core Standards compliance.
  • Use resources (staff, equipment, medication) efficiently and cost-effectively.
  • Manage the unit when the Operational Manager is not available.
  • Mentor junior staff, evaluate performance using EPMDS, and oversee management of scheduled drugs.
  • Must be willing to work both day and night duty.

📞 Enquiries: Mr JP Berend Tel (054) 332 9094
📩 Apply: same process as above (Dr Harry Surtie Hospital HR / email vacancies.dhsh@ncdoh.gov.za)

4. Staff Nurse Grade 1–3

Reference: NCDOH 122/2025
Posts: 4
Salary:

  • Grade 1: R220 614 – R250 500 per annum
  • Grade 2: R262 287 – R298 932 per annum
  • Grade 3: R306 798 – R382 107 per annum
    Centre: Dr Harry Surtie Hospital (Upington)

Minimum requirements

  • Qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Staff Nurse (Enrolled Nurse).
  • Current registration with SANC as Staff Nurse.

Experience levels

  • Grade 1: No experience required.
  • Grade 2: 10 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience after SANC registration as Staff Nurse.
  • Grade 3: 20 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience after SANC registration as Staff Nurse.

What you will do

  • Work under the supervision of a Professional Nurse (scope: Nursing Act).
  • Carry out nursing care plans.
  • Take and monitor vital signs and observe patient response to treatment.
  • Assist with wound care, maintaining skin integrity, fluid balance and oxygen needs.
  • Promote hygiene, nutrition, comfort and reassurance for patients.
  • Assist during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ward-based procedures, anaesthetics, and peri-op care.
  • Care for terminal patients and assist families with information/direction.
  • Maintain a safe environment and follow standard procedures, infection prevention and patient safety.
  • Support Ideal Hospital / National Core Standards.

📞 Enquiries: Mr JP Berend Tel (054) 332 9094
📩 Apply: same as above.

5. Nursing Assistant Grade 1–3

Reference: NCDOH 125/2025
Posts: 13
Salary:

  • Grade 1: R174 261 – R196 305 per annum
  • Grade 2: R203 271 – R227 286 per annum
  • Grade 3: R239 559 – R294 513 per annum
    Centre: Dr Harry Surtie Hospital (Upington)

Minimum requirements

  • Qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Nursing Assistant (Enrolled Nursing Assistant).
  • Registration with SANC as a Nursing Assistant.

Experience levels

  • Grade 1: No experience required.
  • Grade 2: 10 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience after SANC registration as Nursing Assistant.
  • Grade 3: 20 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience after SANC registration as Nursing Assistant.

What you will do

  • Assist patients with activities of daily living (hygiene, nutrition, mobility, elimination, comfort).
  • Take, record and report vital signs.
  • Assist with basic clinical care under supervision of Professional/Staff Nurses.
  • Help prepare patients for diagnostic and surgical procedures.
  • Operate basic clinical equipment safely.
  • Maintain ethical conduct, dignity, privacy, and Batho Pele standards.
  • Support Ideal Hospital and National Core Standards.

📞 Enquiries: Mr JP Berend Tel (054) 332 9094
📩 Apply: same as above.

6. Medical Specialist (Psychiatry)

Reference: NCDOH 127/2025
Contract: 12-month contract, 20 sessions per week
Centre: Northern Cape Mental Hospital (Kimberley)
Salary (sessional):

  • Grade 1: R646 per hour (less than 5 years’ specialist experience)
  • Grade 2: R737 per hour (5–9 years’ specialist experience)
  • Grade 3: R853 per hour (10+ years’ specialist experience)

Minimum requirements

  • MBChB.
  • Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Psychiatry.
  • Experience/qualification in Forensic Psychiatry is an advantage.
  • Strong knowledge of:
    • Mental Health Care Act 17 of 2002
    • Child Justice Act 75 of 2008
    • Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
  • Ability to work with courts, correctional services and multidisciplinary forensic teams.

What you will do

  • Conduct 30-day forensic psychiatric observations (Sections 77, 78, 79 of the Criminal Procedure Act).
  • Perform short psychiatric evaluations of accused persons for court.
  • Produce expert psychiatric reports for adults and minors.
  • Participate in clinical case discussions and guide registrars/psychologists.
  • Ensure clinical, legal and ethical compliance in forensic work.
  • Assist with multidisciplinary management of state patients.

📞 Enquiries: Dr NK Kirimi Tel (053) 802 3600
📩 Where to apply:

  • Hand deliver: Reception, Northern Cape Department of Health, James Exum Building, 144 Dutoitspan Road, Kimberley
  • OR email: nchealthhr@ncpg.gov.za

How to Apply (All posts)

  1. Complete the new Z83 form (available from any public service office or online on Public Service Administration websites).
  2. Attach a detailed CV
    • Include positions held
    • Exact dates (month/year)
    • Key duties / responsibilities
  3. Do NOT attach certified copies of ID/qualifications for now.
    • You will only submit certified copies if you are shortlisted.
  4. Use the correct reference number for each post.
  5. Send to the correct destination:
  6. If you hand deliver, you must sign the application register.