Medical Specialist Grade 1 - 3

Gauteng Provincial Government; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 1,396,000 - 2,301,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Health in Gauteng seeks a Medical Specialist in Psychiatry to lead district mental health services, supervise registrars, and implement clinical standards. The role covers clinical care, training, and research within the Mental Health Unit.

You will work under Batho Pele principles, engage with universities, and coordinate outreach to related facilities to improve equity and service quality in previously disadvantaged areas.

Qualifications

• Grade 1 requires Grade 12 with an appropriate medical qualification that enables HPCSA registration as a Medical Specialist.
• Grade 2 requires Grade 12 with MBBCh/MBChB, FC Psych or MMed (Psych) and current HPCSA specialist registration; 5+ years of experience.
• Grade 3 requires Grade 12 with MBBCh/MBChB, FC Psych or MMed (Psych) and 10+ years as Medical Specialist; valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Manage Mental Health Unit services (clinical and administrative).
• Provide outpatient mental health care, including assessment, treatment and monitoring.
• Develop and implement evidence-based protocols; participate in audits and research.
• Represent the department in committees and supervise medical staff; training of registrars and officers.

Skills

Licensure requirement

Education

MBBCh/MBChB or equivalent

HPCSA registration as Medical Specialist

Job description

Package

• Package : Grade 1: R1 395 528.00 - R1 479 723.00 ; Grade 2: R1 592 274 - R1 688 553 00 ; Grade 3: R1 844 151 00 - R2 301 186.00

Requirements

• Grade 1: Grade 12 with, an appropriate qualification, namely MBBCh/MBChB, FC Psych or MMed (Psychiatry), that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist, with current registration as a Medical Specialist. A minimum of zero (0) years' appropriate experience after registration as a Medical Specialist.Grade 2: Grade 12 with an appropriate qualification, namely MBBCh/MBChB, FC Psych or MMed (Psychiatry), that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist, with current registration as a Medical Specialist. A minimum of five (5) years' appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA.Grade 3: Grade 12 with an appropriate qualification, namely MBBCh/MBChB, FC Psych or MMed (Psychiatry), that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist, with current registration as a Medical Specialist. A minimum of ten (10) years' appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA.Appropriate experience in Clinical Psychiatry and Mental Health. A valid driver's license is essential.

Duties

• Management of services within the Mental Health Unit both clinical and administrative aspects. Provide effective and efficient outpatient mental health care in the district including assessment, treatment and monitoring of psychiatric patients as a specialist psychiatrist and supervisor of medical officers and registrars. Development and implementation of evidence-based clinical protocols and guidelines. I am participating in clinical audits and research activities in the District and University of Witwatersrand's Department of Psychiatry. Implement and monitor adherence to national core standards (norms and standards) of general and mental health care. Rendering of after-hours services including weekends (commuted overtime). Provide outreach to facilities / services in the catchment area including, but not restricted, to participation in the multidisciplinary team discussions of patients in surrounding hospitals' psychiatric wards and provision of mental health care and support to patients in those wards. Completion of relevant medico-legal documents timeously and reduce medical litigation by exercising good clinical ethos. Liaise with referral centers for patients who need further care and investigations. Training of undergraduate students and other health care professionals. Supervision and training of Psychiatric registrars and medical officers. Represent the University of Witwatersrand' Department of Psychiatry in hospital and university committees. Initiate own research and supervision of postgraduate research. Assist the Ekurhuleni Mental Health Care Unit address issues of equity and quality of services in previously disadvantaged areas. Assist the Ekurhuleni Mental Health Care Unit in the development of a comprehensive mental health service at all levels of care in the district to ensure that mental health services are available and accessible to the community as close to their homes as possible. Adopt and implement the principles of Batho Pele.

Employer

Department of Health

Closing Date

06-11-2026

Criteria Questions

DO YOU HAVE GRADE 12

DO YOU HAVE MBBCh/MBChB?

DO YOU HAVE MENTAL HEALTH RELEVANT SPECIALITY

ARE YOU CURRENTLY REGISTRERE WITH HPCSA AS A SPECIALIST?

DO YOU HAVE DRIVERS LICENCE?