Medical Specialist Psychiatrist Grade 1​/2​/Academic Level Lecturer​/Senior Lecturer

Medical Specialist Psychiatrist Grade 1/2/3 Academic Level Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

• Reference Number : REFS/035641
• Number of Posts : 2
• Package : R  per annum (All-Inclusive Package)

Requirements :

• M MED (PSYCH) or FCPSYCH(SA) or equivalent. Registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist Psychiatrist is mandatory. Relevant experience in general adult Psychiatry. Scientific conference participation and / or scientific article publication in an accredited journal. RECOMMENDATIONS - Teaching experience in an academic or hospital setting. An interest to further studies in psychiatry sub-specialities and/or relevant postgraduate/doctoral degree studies will be recommended.

Duties :

• The post is a joint appointment specialist psychiatrist post with Weskoppies Hospital/Gauteng and the School of Medicine of the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria. The main tasks of the post will be the management and treatment of general adult psychiatric patients, including the related administrative and medico-legal work. Doing criminal forensic psychiatric observations and testifying in a court of law will also be included, if needed.
  
  Successful candidates will be expected to be involved in training and teaching of undergraduate, postgraduate students, medical officers and other health care workers. Doing research and supervising research are part of the duties, also. Duties will also include general management and administration appropriate to the post, including involvement in hospital and university related committees. The incumbent is expected to become involved in outreach services as determined by the department of psychiatry at Weskoppies Hospital and the University of Pretoria

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries.za . NB:
  Where Driver’s Licence 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 (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card).
  
  Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (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 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification).
  
  Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post.
  
  WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer :
Department of Health

Closing Date : 11-03-2026

Criteria Questions

Do you have M MED (PSYCH) or FCPSYCH(SA) or equivalent qualification?

Are you currently registered with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist Psychiatrist?

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If youdo not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.