Groote Schuur Medico Legal Clerk Vacancy: Grade 12 and Relevant Administration Experience

The Groote Schuur Medico Legal Clerk Vacancy is a permanent administrative-support role at Groote Schuur Hospital in Observatory. It requires Grade 12 or equivalent as well as appropriate experience in a medico-legal environment, office administration and client care. This is not a general clerk vacancy for applicants with no relevant experience.

Groote Schuur Medico Legal Clerk Vacancy: key details

• Employer: Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness
• Job title: Administration Clerk: Support (Medico Legal Services)
• Reference: GSH228/2026
• Number of posts: Not separately specified
• Location: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory
• Salary: R237 453–R279 708 per annum, plus service benefits (official portal scale)
• Closing date: 9 November 2026 at 17:00 SAST

Minimum requirements and experience

The education minimum is Grade 12, a Senior Certificate or an equivalent qualification. Appropriate medico-legal, office-administration and client-care experience is required. No fixed number of years is given in the advert.

Applicants need knowledge of Clinicom and Electronic Content Management, as well as the POPI and PAIA Acts. The role requires computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook, the ability to compile statistics and draft reports, and good planning, organisation, interpersonal and communication skills. Meeting deadlines and undertaking development courses are also listed.

Duties and responsibilities

The role supports the handling of patient documentation and medico-legal requests. It is an administrative post, not a clinical practitioner appointment or a legal-adviser role. Knowledge of record systems and the legislation identified in the advert is therefore directly relevant to the stated work.

• Provide administrative and reception support and liaise with internal and external clients.
• Create, register, update and manage databases and electronic records.
• Request and transfer patient folders using Clinicom.
• Process client or patient requests and prepare documents for completion by clinical staff in matters involving RAF, WCA, SAPS and insurance.
• Collate statistical information, submit data on time and prepare monthly reports.
• Assist the supervisor and head of department.

Salary, benefits and appointment

The official recruitment portal lists a permanent appointment with an annual salary scale of R237 453 to R279 708, plus service benefits. It names a 13th cheque, the employer’s pension-fund contribution, housing and medical-aid allowances. The advert does not give individual monetary amounts or entitlement calculations for those benefits.

DPSA Circular 38 quotes R237 453 per annum, which matches the lower end of the fuller scale shown by the department’s portal. No guarantee of appointment at the top of the scale, monthly net pay or a particular allowance amount is implied. The application reference is GSH228/2026.

How to apply and documents

Apply through the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness online recruitment system. The official government entry page, westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs, directs applicants to this S-Cubed recruitment service. The exact vacancy link below avoids confusing this role with similarly titled posts at other hospitals.

Sign in or register on the official service and complete the vacancy’s application steps. Keep the CV and relevant application information current, and supply the documents requested by the system. The department’s portal says emailed CVs or other emailed documents are not accepted as an application.

Shortlisted candidates must bring recently certified copies of their identity document, qualifications and any applicable driver’s licence or professional registration evidence. The official notice specifies certification not older than six months. A driver’s licence or professional registration is not automatically a requirement for every post: it is relevant only where that vacancy requires it.

Closing date and enquiries

The closing date is 9 November 2026 at 17:00 South African time. The departmental circular and the exact vacancy page agree on this deadline. Applications must meet the advertised requirements by the closing date and time; late applications will not be considered.

For questions about this vacancy, contact Mr K Stevens on 021 404 3238. This is the vacancy-enquiry contact, not an email or telephone application route. For online technical problems, use the Support facility within the official recruitment service.

Assessments and checks

The department states that shortlisted candidates undertake a practical assessment relevant to the work and an integrity or ethical-conduct assessment. Candidates must be available for interviews at the date, time and venue set by the department.

Appointment is subject to satisfactory checks, including security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment. The department follows employment-equity principles, encourages applicants with disabilities and gives preference to excess personnel as stated in the circular.

No application payment is required. The official recruitment system also explains that registration of a CV or acknowledgement of an application does not mean that an application has succeeded or that employment has been offered.

Official application and source links

Use the employer’s own recruitment system. Reign Gigs is an independent information publisher and does not receive applications or make hiring decisions.

Read the official DPSA vacancy notice. The department’s general application conditions appear on page 427.

Frequently asked questions

Official vacancy information checked on 26 October 2026. Applications remain subject to the employer’s published requirements and any subsequent official amendment.

For general form guidance, read the Reign Gigs Z83 application guide. Follow this employer’s own instructions for the online process, documents and submission route.