Medical Specialists x3 - Gauteng Department of Health

Duties

Clinical service Delivery:

• Assess, treat monitor mental health care user in line with the Mental Health Care Act No 17 of 2002.
• Prepare psychiatric and medico-legal reports as required. 
• Lead a multidisciplinary team to ensure a holistic approach to patient care.
• The incumbent will be required to participate in forensic psychiatric work as well as to manage general psychiatric patients. 
• This includes assessments for observandi. 

Teaching and training:

• Supervision, teaching and assessment of postgraduate and undergraduate students.
• This includes Registrars, Medical officer, Medical student, Psychology interns, Occupational therapy and others.

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• Participate in the academic programmes at Sterkfontein Hospital as well as those scheduled by Wits University. 
• Train and teach hospital staff when requested.

Administrative and managerial: 

• Partake in clinical audits. 
• Provide input to management where appropriate.
• Perform clinical related administration task.
• Membership of and participation in relevant committees. 
• Research actively participate and promote the research programme.
• Supervision and Marking of MMeds (if appropriately qualified).

Requirements

• FCPsych (SA) and/ or MMed (psychiatry) and registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist. 
• The post is a joint appointment of the Gauteng Department of Health and the University of the Witwatersrand Department of Psychiatry.

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Note:

Must be submitted on fully completed new format Z83   (81/971431 www.dpsa.gov.za), fully completed CV, copies of ID and Qualifications. The Department of Health is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity employment especially of race, gender and disability. Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. (Only shortlisted candidates will submit certified copies).

If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. The candidate will be subjected to personnel suitability checks (PSC) verification (reference checks – provide at least 3 of which one must be your immediate supervisor, identity verification, qualifications verification, criminal record checks, credit/financial stability checks and employment verification), the recommended candidate may be subjected to medical surveillance as required by Occupational Health and Safety Act 5/1993.

Sterkfontein hospital reserves the right to utilise practical exercises/tests for non- SMS positions during the recruitment process to determine the suitability of candidates for the posts.

ENQUIRIES: Professor U Subramaney Tel No: 011 951-8341

SALARY:

Grade 1: R1 122 630 per annum, (plus benefits)

Grade 2: R1 283 592 per annum, (plus benefits)

CENTRE: Sterkfontein Hospital

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