• Reference Number : REFS/023844
• Directorate : Psychology
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 872 709 – R 957 300 per annum (All-inclusive package)
• Enquiries : Ms N Dick 011 470 9293 Ms J Gaylard 011 470 9253

Requirements :

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Clinical Psychologist (Independent Practice). Registration with the HPCSA as Clinical Psychologist and proof of current registration. Completion of community service as a Clinical Psychologist as required in South Africa. Experience: post-community service will be advantageous. Knowledge of legislation applicable to Clinical Psychology e.g., the Mental Healthcare Act and the Child Care Act. Applicants must have good analytical, report writing and communication skills (both written and verbal). Applicants must be computer literate and have time management skills. Experience in a Public Health Service environment would be an added advantage. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license

Duties :

• Render psychological services i.e., mental health promotion and psychoeducation, prevention, and management of mental health disorders; psychological assessment (including psychometric assessment); diagnosis where appropriate, and psychological interventions (including provision of psychological interventions to children, adolescents, and adults in the form of individuals, couples, parents, family and group counselling and psychotherapy). Provide consultation-liaison and crisis management services within the hospital. Render psychological services as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team. Provide training and supervision (where appropriate) to psychology students, interns, community service psychologists and psychiatry registrars. Academic responsibilities as joint appointee with WITS Department of Psychiatry, including attendance of required training seminars, supervision, and journal discussions, as well as research and teaching responsibilities where appropriate and required. Participation in Continued Professional Development. Administration and recordkeeping responsibilities. Participation in assigned Psychology Department activities, programmes, and projects.

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 : Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital

Closing Date : 24-10-2025

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.