Clinical Psychologist

Salary and Enquiries

• Package : R  (per annum) (All-inclusive package)
• Enquiries :
  Dr M. Naidoo Tell:  Ms L. Maseko Tell

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Psychologist in Clinical Psychology. Registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a clinical Psychologist. No experience required after registration with the Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) in clinical psychology. The following will be added advantage: RSA completion of community services as a clinical psychologist.
  
  Broad experience in working with a wide range of patients, particularly in a psychiatric setting is required, which should include working with both in‑patient and out‑patients. Proficiency in the use of various therapeutic modalities would be required.
  
  E.g., medical psychology, dialectical behaviour therapy, group therapy within the psychiatric ward, family therapy. The applicant should be well skilled in the use of psychometric assessments, report writing, and providing assessment feedback. It is necessary to have good communication skills (both written and verbal), as applicant will be working within a multi‑disciplinary team. Applicants must be computer literate. Supervision of intern/junior psychologists in the unit will be required and experience in providing supervision will be an added advantage.
  
  The applicant should have a firm grasp on relevant knowledge and legislation applicable to clinical psychology, e.g., Mental Healthcare Act and relevant HPCSA ethical code of conduct.

• Provide management, leadership, and supervision for clinical psychology adult unit to intern psychologists, community service psychologists, junior psychologists and psychiatric registrars. Provide psychology service i.e., psychological assessment (psychometric assessment, consultation liaison assessment), psycho‑therapeutic intervention to adult, couples, and families, family therapy and group therapy. Provide consultation liaison passements and crisis management service within the medical units in the hospital. Work effectively as a member of the multi‑disciplinary team.
  
  Department administrative duties- maintain accurate patient record and unit statistics. Participation in psychoeducation initiatives and projects in the psychology department. Please note this position is a joint Appointee position, which means that you would be involved with teaching, training and research within the WITS Department of Psychiatry.

• Applications should be submitted on a (PDF Format only) to the following E‑Recruitment portal: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). No hand‑delivered, faxed or emailed applications will be accepted. Where Driver’s License is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet a.gov.za/documents plus
  
  a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form and a detailed CV will be disqualified). The experience on the Curriculum Vitae must contain the institution, position(s) and dates indicating the starting and ending period to be able to calculate the years of experience. The information on the new Z83 must correspond with the Curriculum Vitae.
  
  (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
  
  Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel…