Job Requirements
Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Nuclear Medicine. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Nuclear Medicine. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Nuclear Medicine. Grade 2: A minimum of 5 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees) as Medical Specialist in Nuclear Medicine. Grade 3: A minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience as Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA (or recognised foreign Health Professional Council in respect of foreign qualified employees) as a Medical Specialist in Nuclear Medicine. Inherent requirement of the job: A valid driver`s license. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to work in a team. Experience in management of general nuclear medicine, PET/CT imaging and radio nuclide therapy. Computer literacy, database management. Strong moral and ethical record in nuclear medicine. The ability to work in a busy tertiary care hospital providing specialist paediatric nuclear medicine services. Ability to supervise registrars and other related trainees in acquiring paediatric nuclear medicine skills. Strong academic record in terms of teaching and research supported by courses, publications and presentations. Commitment to attaining and teaching advanced skills in nuclear medicine. Sound clinical knowledge and skills in Nuclear Medicine. molecular imaging and targeted radionuclide therapy. Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team. Knowledge of legislation, policies and procedures pertaining to radiopharmaceuticals, their theragnostic applications and clinical trial framework.
Duties
Offer comprehensive provision of nuclear medicine care by diagnosing and treating diseases using radioactive materials and techniques. Prepare comprehensive interpretive reports of findings. Check and approve the quality of diagnostic images before patients are discharged. Establish and enforce radiation protection standards for patients and staff. Interpret imaging data and confer with other medical specialists to formulate diagnoses. Prescribe radionuclides and dosages to be administered to individual patients particularly for targeted radionuclide therapy. Review procedure requests and patients’ medical histories to determine applicability of procedures and radioisotopes to be used. Direct nuclear medicine technologists or technicians regarding desired dosages, techniques, positions, and projections. Participation in relevant multidisciplinary meetings where nuclear medicine has a key role. Involved in the teaching and training of undergraduate and postgraduate students. Involvement in the research and development of nuclear medicine, including clinical trials. This post will allow the opportunity to work in general nuclear medicine both in paediatric and adult nuclear medicine, PET/CT and targeted radionuclide therapy.
What is the Salary
Grade 1: R1 341 855 per annum Grade 2: R1 531 032 per annum Grade 3: R1 773 222 per annum (A portion of the package can be structured according to the individual’s personal needs.)
Location
Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Rondebosch
How to Apply
www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs
Apply Before:
30 January 2026
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Additional Information
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 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 160 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. The pool of applications will be considered for vacancies within the Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services, for a period of three months from the date of the advert, provided that the job title, core functions, inherent requirements, and salary level are the same as those of the advertised post.