Head Clinical Unit (Psychiatry) at Eastern Cape Department of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Medical Specialist. A minimum of 3 years’ appropriate experience after registration experience with HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in psychiatry.

DUTIES :

• Provide specialist psychiatric care, assessment and evaluations of mental healthcare users (MHCU’s) both in institution and community where indicated. Provide academic teaching and clinical training to the students and trainees. Provide specialist advice guidance and training to the clinical paramedical and management staff both within the tertiary services and as part of outreach areas. Participate in development guidelines, protocols and referral pathways for the management of MHCU’s. Ensure the effective, efficient and economical use of allocated resources inclusive of human resources stimulate, participate in and supervise research. Ensure all relevant policies and clinical protocols are in place. Participate in all hospital committees. Ensure that clinical audits are performed. 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. Liaise 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).