Psychologist: Facility Policy and Professional Services, Ref No. DSD 32/2025 at Western Cape Government

Job Purpose    

• The Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a competent and qualified individual to manage and provide psychological services to residents within the Directorate Facility Management and where indicated conduct group interventions.

Minimum Requirements    

• Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Clinical Psychologist. Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as a Psychologist in respect of RSA qualified employees who performed Community Service, as required in South Africa; or a minimum of 1-year relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as Psychologist in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom is not required to perform Community Service, as required in South Africa.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Psychologist in respect of RSA qualified employees who performed Community Service, as required in South Africa; or a minimum of 9 years’ relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as Psychologist in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom is not required to perform Community Service, as required in South Africa.
• Grade 3: A minimum of 16 years’ relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as a Psychologist in respect of RSA qualified employees who performed Community Service, as required in South Africa; or a minimum of 17 years’ relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA as Psychologist in respect of foreign qualified employees, of whom is not required to perform Community Service, as required in South Africa.

Recommendation    

• None.

Key Performance Areas    

• Psychologists should have the ability to use psychological assessment to conceptualise, diagnose, plan, and monitor therapeutic processes and outcomes; Psychologists should have the ability to develop theoretical and a etiological formulations; Training and Supervision; Administration.

Competencies    

• Knowledge of the following: Code of professional ethics of the HPCSA and the Professional Board for Psychology; Group dynamics (roles and stages of group development); Health Professions Act, 1974; HPCSA Code of Ethics for Professionals; HPCSA training requirements; Key elements of policies, frameworks, norms and standards on organisational performance; Maintenance of professional registration through participation in continuous professional development; Mentoring and coaching practices; Project management; Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013; Research methods / statistics (action research, quantitative and qualitative); Scope of practice for Psychologists; Statutory framework governing the broad management of the Public Service; In-service experience within clinical environment.

Skills needed:

• Communication (written and verbal); Managerial; Leadership; Interpersonal; Analytical; Problem solving; Decision Making; Facilitation and Presentation; Conflict resolution; Organising; Report writing; Resilience; Numeracy; Literacy; Computer Literacy.