Registrar (Psychiatry) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

REQUIREMENTS :

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Medical Practitioner. Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner: Independent Practice. Inherent requirement of the job: A valid (code B/EB) driver’s licence.
• It will be expected of the successful candidate to participate in a system of remunerated commuted overtime. It will be expected of the successful candidate to perform emergency and after-hour call cover. Completed FC Psych Part I Colleges of Medicine South Africa qualification.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Appropriate experience in Psychiatry with appropriate supervised medical officer experience. Excellent clinical assessment and management skills. Good leadership and interpersonal skills. Knowledge and practical skills in psychiatry. Communication skills. 

DUTIES :

• Provision of safe and comprehensive psychiatric care to inpatients and outpatients at Tygerberg Hospital, Stikland Hospital, Lentegeur Hospital and associated training sites. Provision of clinical support to other medical and surgical disciplines at Tygerberg Hospital.
• Performing onsite after-hours duties as per call roster. Supervision and support of medical interns and medical officers providing psychiatric care on the service platform. Attending teaching program activities, tutorials and assessments as part of the registrar training program at the designated university as required to achieve the FCPsych and MMed(Psych) qualifications. Assisting with the training of interns, medical students, nursing staff and multidisciplinary team members.