• Reference Number : REFS/035135
• Directorate : Medical - Mental Health
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 1 341 855 per annum (All-inclusive package)
• Enquiries : Dr. ME Letwaba Clinical Manager- 011 681 2008

Requirements :

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA as MBCHB or equivalent PLUS. FC Psych or MMed Psychiatry. Registration with HPCSA as Specialist Psychiatrist. Current registration with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist.

Duties :

• To provide safe, ethical and high quality care through the development of standards, audits and risk management in the Psychiatry Unit. Provide expert advice and clinical support to the clinical staff in the Psychiatry Unit. Active participation in quality improvement programs including clinical audits and continuous professional development activities. Assist with the setting of protocols for management of Psychiatric patients. Attend administrative matters as it pertains to the unit. Empower in a respectful manner the medical and nursing staff through evidence based best practice. Attend to meetings and workshops as needed. Comply with all legal prescripts of the Mental Health Act, legislatives, policies, circulars, procedures, guidelines and code of conduct for public service. Implement and evaluate compliance to the National Core standards. Adhere to correct channels of communication as per hospital organogram. Maintain clinical, professional and ethical standards. Assist the Clinical Manager and hospital management with the development and implementation of guidelines, protocols and clinical audits as needed to optimize patient care in wards and outpatient.

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 : South Rand Hospital

Closing Date : 05-02-2026

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.