Medical Officer Grade 1 to 3 (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with HPCSA as Medical Practitioner.
• Registration with HPCSA as Medical Practitioner
• Grade 1: None / Grade 2: 5 years / Grade 3: 10 years experience
• Valid Code B/EB driver's license
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary team
• Appropriate experience in child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, neurodevelopmental, developmental and behaviour disorders

DUTIES:

• To provide clinical consultations to patients and families referred to child & adolescent psychiatry unit from Tygerberg Hospital catchment area
• To assist in provision of emergency cover and cover for leave of psychiatric registrars rotating through child psychiatry
• To render support to Head of Unit with respect to administrative matters
• To teach child & adolescent psychiatry to undergraduate students and participate in operational research
• To provide district outreach support for child and adolescent psychiatry under supervision of CAP consultants