Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital needs a Chief Speech Therapist and Audiologist Grade 1. R598 260 to R664 410 a year plus benefits.
| Job Title | Chief Speech Therapist and Audiologist Grade 1 |
| Employer | Gauteng Department of Health |
| Reference Number | REFS/056750 |
| Category | Hospital |
| Location | Atteridgeville, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Employment Type | Full Time |
| Date Posted | 8 October 2026 at 08:00 |
| Closing Date | 9 October 2026 at 23:59 |
| Status | Open for applications |
| Salary | R598 260 – R664 410 per year |
| Minimum Qualification | Bachelor's degree |
| Experience Required | 3 years |
About this Chief Speech Therapist and Audiologist Grade 1 position
Introduction
Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital is looking for a senior speech therapist and audiologist to run a section of its speech therapy services. This is a Chief Grade 1 post with a pay band of R598 260 to R664 410 a year plus benefits. Three years of experience after community service is the minimum.
About the Company
Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, is a Gauteng Department of Health hospital. The post sits in its Speech Therapy department.
Responsibilities
• Manage a section of the speech therapy service, including putting evidence-based protocols and procedures in place, reviewing them and monitoring the service clinically
• Coordinate and evaluate speech therapy and audiology services for outpatients, inpatients and stakeholders
• Develop and carry out clinical plans, and put quality assurance measures in place in the department
• Work with other stakeholders on health promotion and campaigns
• Assess and treat patients and issue assistive devices
• Study, interpret and apply the legislation and policies of your field, and advise others on them
• Keep up continuous professional development and in-service training, and take part in stakeholder meetings
• Be involved in research and development in the hospital
• Handle administration, daily and monthly statistics, reports and record keeping (physical and electronic)
• Coordinate the quality assurance programme (finance, assets and risk management), mentor staff and take part in audits
• Comply with performance management processes
Required Qualifications
• Grade 12 and a Bachelor's degree in Speech Therapy and Audiology
• At least 3 years of experience as a Speech Therapist and Audiologist after community service
• Current HPCSA registration as a Speech Therapist / Audiologist
• Skills in communication, counselling, planning, organising, working with people and critical thinking, plus computer literacy
• Knowledge of the PFMA and the department's constitutional mandate
• An advantage: supervision and hospital experience
Job Benefits and Perks
R598 260 – R664 410 per year, plus benefits.
How to Apply
Applications go online only, at professionaljobcenter.gpg.gov.za (PDF format only). Faxed and hand-delivered applications are not considered, and no payment is ever required to apply.
Use the new Z83 form (www.dpsa.gov.za/documents). Complete it fully, initial and sign it, and write Department of Health as the department where the post was advertised. Following DPSA Circular 19 of 2022 you do not send copies of qualifications at this stage. You send the Z83 and a recently updated CV only.
Set the CV out in chronological order, with institution, position and start and end dates (DD/MM/YYYY) for every job, so the panel can count your years of experience. The details on the Z83 must match the CV. Missing information leads to disqualification.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked for certified copies of qualifications and other documents on or before the interview. Foreign qualifications need a SAQA evaluation certificate. HR carries out personnel suitability and verification checks and may verify beyond what you list. The recommended candidate may be put through medical surveillance (OHS Act 5 of 1993), and the hospital may use practical exercises for non-SMS posts. If nobody has contacted you within three months of the closing date, your application was unsuccessful. The department may decide not to fill the post.
Reference checks: provide at least three referees, one of whom must be your immediate supervisor and contactable. The department may verify beyond the names you give.
Questions about the post: Dr D.P Moloi on (012) 318 6929 / 6996.
Official source: Gauteng E-Recruitment Portal advert (REFS/056750) · Last checked: 8 October 2026
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