Medical Specialist – Psychiatry Job at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

Minimum Requirements:

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a medical specialist in psychiatry.
• Master of Medicine in Psychiatry (MMedPsych) and or a Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa (FCPsychSA).
• The ability to teach, train, do research and supervise research for academic degree purposes. Willingness to teach and train undergraduate and postgraduate students and other health care workers.
• Grade 1- experience not applicable, registration with HPCSA as Medical Specialist Psychiatry.
• Grade 2- 5 years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Psychiatry.
• Grade 3- 10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Psychiatry.

Duties :

• Management of psychiatry at Bertha Gxowa Hospital in the provision of clinical care to mental health care users, teaching of under- and post graduate students. Manage own service delivery.
• Clinical service delivery: evaluation, management, care, treatment and rehabilitation of mental health care users in an acute psychiatric unit in a general hospital setting as well as outreach services where appropriate. Ensure patient care is promoted to meet the National Core Standards for health, Batho Pele Principles and the Mental Health Care Act, 17 of 2002, and other relevant medico-legal regulations, aligning the needs of the population served with facilities in the hospital.
• Supervision of a multi-disciplinary group of mental health care providers and other relevant staff members. Manage and run the Specialist Psychiatry Outpatients Clinic. Lead the multi-disciplinary ward rounds for in-patients. Consultations for patients outside the psychiatry unit. Review and audit patients’ medical records.
• Administration: Perform administrative tasks related to patient management and student training. Address patient complaints. Attend scheduled meetings with hospital management. Contribute to electronic databases for research purposes. Coordinate duty lists and staff allocations in the department. Ensure recruitment and retention of staff in the department.
• Liase with other departments and with other hospitals, district mental health services where required. Academic: Provision of teaching and learning to ensure that both under- and post graduate students are taught the required skills and are provided with opportunities to learn in a safe environment. Assist in coordination of academic programs.
• Conduct appropriate research: Develop own interest and publish appropriately. Support post-graduate students with research projects. Be willing to undergo continuous training and development programs.
• Attend meetings and training as approved by supervisor. Comply with the Performance Management and Development System (Contracting, reviews and final assessment).

Closing Date : 23-01-2026