The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Grade 12 Certificate, an appropriate qualification that allows registration with the HPCSA registration as an Independent Medical Practitioner and must have completed Community Service. Current registration with HPCSA for 2025/2026 financial year.
Post Qualification, at least six (6) months clinical psychiatry experience at Gauteng Health Facilities affiliated to the University of Witwatersrand academic platform.
A qualification i.e., Part 1 of the FC Psych (SA) and/or the Diploma in Mental Health will be added advantages.
Duties :
Conduct Clinical assessment of psychiatric patients, formulate ,develop and execute evidence based and compassionate patient care plans. Implement cost containment measures in service delivery. Assess and manage medical and psychiatric emergencies.
Provide Counselling and education to patients and families. Proper clinical record keeping and preparation of referral letters and discharge summaries for all patients.
Safe record keeping of all laboratory results. Participate in wards / departmental administrative duties. Commitment to high level of care, ethics, professionalism, and punctuality.
Willing to work longer hours (night, weekend and public holiday) to provide continuous uninterrupted care of patients. Work responsibly within a multi-disciplinary team and report all conflicts of interest and corruption. Participate in outreach, academic and research programs at any of the Gauteng health facilities.
Registrars will be expected to perform clinical duties at any of the Gauteng Health facilities. Conduct research under supervision, with respect to the attainment of the MMED, train in the various psychotherapy modalities; teach and supervise medical and undergraduate students as well as medical interns.
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