Free State Department Of Health Medical Officer Grade 1-3 Vacancy 2026
Free State Department Of Health
Public Service (PSETA)
Monthly stipend
Not stated
Closing date
04 Sept 2026
6 days left
- Opportunity
- Permanent
- Minimum education
- Certificate (NQF 4–5)
- Location
- Free State
- SETA
- ETDP SETA
- Posted
- 24 Aug 2026
Sourced via the GovPage vacancy bulletin, last confirmed there by our scraper on 23 August 2026.
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Opportunity Overview
The Free State Department of Health invites applications for Medical Officer Grade 1-3 positions (Reference No: H/M/30/2026) based at Botshabelo District Hospital. This opportunity contributes to healthcare service delivery within the province.
As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, the Department of Health is committed to promoting equity across race, gender, and disability. Successful candidates will play a vital role in providing medical services and contributing to the health outcomes of the community.
Minimum Requirements
- A Matric (Grade 12) certificate.
- An appropriate qualification that allows for registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.
- Current registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.
- Applicants with foreign qualifications must include an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
How to Apply
- All applications must be submitted online through the Department's e-Recruitment portal.
- Visit the application portal: https://ihealth.fshealth.gov.za/e-Recruitment
- Applicants are required to submit a detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) when applying.
- Copies of qualifications and other relevant documents are not required during the initial application process. Only shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit certified documents on or before the interview date.
- The deadline for applications is 04 September 2026.
- The Department does not accept applications sent via fax or email.
- Late applications will not be considered.
- Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear back within eight (8) weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
- Successful candidates for Occupation Specific Dispensation (OSD) production posts must submit endorsed service certificates from previous employers and endorsed PERSAL service records, where applicable, within two days of accepting an offer.
- Employment offers are subject to verification of educational qualifications, previous experience, citizenship, reference checks, and security vetting.
- Successful candidates will be appointed on a 12-month probation period.
This listing in context
What the 340 opportunities we currently hold say about this one.
- Live permanent posts
- 137
- In Free State
- 3
- Closing within 7 days
- 3
16% of the 137 live permanent posts we hold ask for Certificate (NQF 4–5). The commonest requirement is Degree (NQF 7), at 24%.
Live permanent posts stay open for a median of 13 days between posting and closing date.
Calculated by SetaJobs from the 340 listings open on this site right now, and updated as they change. Browse all 8 opportunities in Free State.
What you'll need to apply
Send only the Z83 and your CV. Attaching certified copies now is not required, and an incomplete Z83 is the single commonest reason applications are rejected.
- A completed Z83 form
- Your CV
What this kind of post involves
A permanent post is ongoing employment with no end date, carrying full benefits and, in the public service, a defined salary level with annual notch progression. These are advertised competitively and the selection process is considerably more formal than for programme placements.
How the selection usually runs
- Applications are screened against the stated minimum requirements first, mechanically — not meeting one is fatal regardless of the rest of your application.
- Shortlisted candidates are interviewed by a panel, and for many posts a competency assessment or practical exercise follows.
- Verification of qualifications, criminal record and references happens before an offer, and it is a common point of delay.
What you leave with
Ongoing employment with benefits, and in government a position on a salary scale with a defined progression path.
Where this leads next
Notch progression within your level
Satisfactory annual performance assessment.
The next salary level up
Competing for an advertised post at that level — levels are attached to posts, not to people.
Supervisory or management post
Experience at the level below, plus the qualification the higher post specifies.
A typical route, not a guarantee — progression depends on vacancies, funding and your own performance.
Watch out for this
The screening is mechanical and happens before anyone reads your CV: the advert’s own application instructions are applied as written, and an incomplete or unsigned form is discarded whatever the rest of the application says.
About ETDP SETA & this sector
ETDP SETA supports education, training and development roles — a common route into teaching, ECD and community education work.
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