AUDIOLOGIST GRADE 1

Overview Directorate : SPEECH THERAPY AND AUDIOLOGY Number of Posts : 1 Package : R 397 233 .00 PER ANNUM (PLUS SERVICE BENEFITS) Requirements An appropriate qualification that allows for registration with the HPCSA as Audiology or Speech Therapy & Audiology, completion of Community service. Current independent practice registration with HPCSA for 2025/2026. No experience required after completion of community service in Speech Therapy and Audiology. Competencies: Knowledge and skill in adult and paediatric hearing screening, diagnostic hearing assessments and hearing aid fittings. Preference will be given to those applicants who have experience with vestibular and electrophysiology assessments. Ability to work as a team, planning, organizing, coordinating, and communication skills. Ability to engage in solution-based problem solving. Display empathy for patients, promote advocacy and facilitate holistic treatment. Applicants should be prepared to undergo medical surveillance as an inherent job requirement. Responsibilities To conduct adult and paediatric audiological procedures in accordance with best practice guidelines and engage in clinical research. To ensure that clinical resources are maintained according to protocols, which includes biological checks and reporting of faults. To work within a multidisciplinary team within professional boundaries. To supervise community service therapists and students. To comply with Performance Management processes. To participate in departmental team building and projects. To adhere to infection control procedures and assist with maintaining accreditation requirements. Notes Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to NB: Where Driver’s Licence 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 at plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (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 SAQA. Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months 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 verification). 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 5/1993. It is 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. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. Employer : Department of Health Location : Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital Closing Date : Criteria Questions Do you have an appropriate qualification that allows for registration with the HPCSA as Audiology or Speech Therapy & Audiology? Do you have current independent practice registration with HPCSA for 2025/2026? Please Notes Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful. #J-18808-Ljbffr