• Reference Number : refs/034977
• Directorate : Psychology
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 872 709.00 – R 1 381 647.00 per annum (All-inclusive package)
• Enquiries : Ms M.A Ngobeni ngobeni.mixo@gauteng.gov.za Ms S. Naidoo Sheryl.naidoo@gauteng.gov.za

Requirements :

• The candidate must have a master’s degree in clinical psychology and current registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in the appropriate category. Broad experience working in a psychiatric setting is required. Knowledge of and experience working with a wide range of patients, and particularly with adults, children, adolescents, and their families, is necessary. In-depth knowledge of and experience with complex trauma as well as psychopathology within individuals and within systems, is required. Experience in psychometric assessment, different forms of individual and group therapy, including DBT, and parent counselling is necessary. Supervising, lecturing, and training skills are also required. The candidate must be abreast of the Mental Health Care Act and the Children’s Act, and other laws and policies about the field and have a sound knowledge of professional ethics. The candidate must be computer-literate and in possession of a valid driver’s license.

Duties :

• This post is a joint appointment with Gauteng Health and the University of Witwatersrand. Duties will include psychometric evaluation and the provision of suitable therapeutic modalities and interventions, including the outpatient family therapy clinic. In addition, the candidate will be involved with the training and supervision of psychology interns, psychiatric registrars, medical students, and nursing staff. The candidate will work within –and at times lead – a multidisciplinary team. The candidate will assist in coordinating, developing, and promoting service delivery where relevant in the hospital. The candidate will collaborate with and participate in Hospital Committees and the broader academic circuit. They will also serve as a joint appointee of the Department of Psychiatry, University of the Witwatersrand, and participate in the teaching and training of various categories of undergraduate and postgraduate students and health professionals. They will be expected to attend and participate in all relevant ward rounds and meetings. The candidate will need to know the local mental health care environment and the ability to identify, implement and provide outreach services to the surrounding community.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries@gauteng.gov.za . 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 www.dpsa.gov.za/documents 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 the South African Qualification Authority (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 : Tara the H Moross Centre

Closing Date : 16-01-2026

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.