Medical Specialist - Psychiatry

Department of Health; Krugersdorp; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A provincial healthcare department in South Africa seeks a Medical Specialist - Psychiatry. The role involves clinical service delivery, forensic psychiatry, and teaching responsibilities. Candidates must hold a FCPsych (SA) or MMed (Psychiatry) and be registered with HPCSA. They are encouraged to apply if they have recently qualified. The ideal applicant will have strong skills in psychiatry, clinical assessment, and teaching, providing a holistic approach to mental healthcare. Women and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist.
• 5+ years of experience required for higher grades.
• Newly qualified specialists can apply if certain criteria are met.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical service delivery in mental health.
• Participate in forensic psychiatric work.
• Supervise and teach postgraduate and undergraduate students.

Skills

Psychiatry

Clinical assessment

Teaching

Research

Education

FCPsych (SA) or MMed (Psychiatry)

Registration with HPCSA

Job description

Overview

Medical Specialist - Psychiatry (This post is re-advertisement and people who applied previously are encouraged to re-apply)

• Reference Number : REFS/035189
• Number of Posts : 5
• Enquiries : Dr. T.A.S. Melapi Tel No - 011 951 8341

Qualifications/Requirements

• Grade 1- FCPsych (SA) and/or MMed (Psychiatry) and registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist (psychiatrist). Grade 2 - additional 5 years since registration as a specialist Grade 3 - additional 10 years since registration as a specialist. The post is a joint appointment of the Gauteng Department of Health and the University of the Witwatersrand Department of Psychiatry. Newly qualified specialists will be considered they have received results of MMed and FCPsych, but the registration with HPCSA is still pending. This MUST be indicated in Z83 or CV. Please note that successful candidates will need to be registered with HPCSA as specialist psychiatrist before they can be appointed as such.

Duties

• Include Clinical Service Delivery: Assess, treat monitor mental health care users in line with the Mental Health Care Act No 17 of 2002. Participate in forensic psychiatric work (forensic assessments in terms of section 79 of Criminal Procedure Act as well as the management of state patients). Prepare psychiatric and medico-legal reports as required. Lead a multidisciplinary team to ensure a holistic approach to patient care. Liaise with Department of Justice. Teaching and training: Supervision, teaching and assessment of postgraduate and undergraduate students. This includes registrars, medical officers, medical students, psychology interns, occupational therapy students and others. Participate in the academic programmes at Sterkfontein Hospital including 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 and forensic related administration task. Membership of and participation in relevant committees. Research: Actively participate and promote the research programme. Supervision and examination of MMeds

Notes

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: https://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to [e-mail]. 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

Closing Date

04-02-2026

Criteria Questions

1. Do you have a FCPsych (SA) and/or MMed (Psychiatry) and registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist (psychiatrist)?
2. Are you currently registered HPCSA as a Medical Specialist?

Please Notes

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If youdo not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.