Chief Occupational Therapist

• Enquiries :
  Ms. Veda Yip TEL  Ms L Maseko TEL:

• Appropriate qualification that allows for the required registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in Occupational Therapy. Registration with the HPCSA in Occupational Therapy. A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience as an Occupational Therapist after registration with the HPCSA. The following will be an added advantage:
  Experience in managing a sub-section. Must be able to organise workshops.

• Assessment and treatment of in and outpatients in the designated subsection. Management of the designated subsection. Evaluation of staff and students. Contribute to research activities. Management of Human Resource and Financial component in the subsection. Draw up treatment programs and protocols in subsection. Good clinical skills in the subsection.

• Applications should be submitted on a (PDF Format only) to the following E‑Recruitment portal: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). No hand‑delivered, faxed or emailed applications will be accepted. Where Driver’s License is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet a.gov.za/documentsplus
  
  a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form and a detailed CV will be disqualified). The experience on the Curriculum Vitae must contain the institution, position(s) and dates indicating the starting and ending period to be able to calculate the years of experience. The information on the new Z83 must correspond with the Curriculum Vitae.
  
  (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
  
  Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment/reference check verification and social media checks). NB:
  Reference Checks - the applicant should provide contactable referees (names, cell phone number and email address), of which immediate supervisor(s) must form part of. The Department shall reserve the right to conduct verification beyond names provided on CV. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85/1993.
  
  It is the department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. Public Service does not charge any fees for applying for posts. Should you be asked for a fee, please let the authorities know. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Department of Health

Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

10-03-2026

Do you have an Appropriate qualification that allows for the required registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in Occupational Therapy?

Do you have A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience as an Occupational Therapist after registration with the HPCSA?