Medical Officer Grade 1 to 3 (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

REQUIREMENTS:


Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with HPCSA as Medical Practitioner.
Registration with HPCSA as Medical Practitioner
Grade 1: None / Grade 2: 5 years / Grade 3: 10 years experience
Valid Code B/EB driver's license
Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel)
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary team
Appropriate experience in child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, neurodevelopmental, developmental and behaviour disorders


DUTIES:


To provide clinical consultations to patients and families referred to child & adolescent psychiatry unit from Tygerberg Hospital catchment area
To assist in provision of emergency cover and cover for leave of psychiatric registrars rotating through child psychiatry
To render support to Head of Unit with respect to administrative matters
To teach child & adolescent psychiatry to undergraduate students and participate in operational research
To provide district outreach support for child and adolescent psychiatry under supervision of CAP consultants