**Overview**
This is a re-advertisement for a Medical Specialist position in the Psychiatry Department at Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital, part of the Gauteng Department of Health. There is one post available. The role involves managing psychiatry services, providing clinical care, and engaging in teaching and research. The salary offered is an all-inclusive package, varying by grade: Grade 1 at R1 395 528 per annum, Grade 2 at R1 592 274 per annum, and Grade 3 at R1 844 151 per annum.
**What you will do**
The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall management of psychiatry at Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital. Key duties include providing clinical care to mental health care users, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, and managing their own service delivery. This involves the evaluation, management, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of mental health care users in an acute psychiatric unit and through outreach services where appropriate. The role requires ensuring patient care adheres to National Core Standards, Batho Pele Principles, the Mental Health Care Act, and relevant medico-legal regulations.
Supervision of a multi-disciplinary group of mental health care providers and other staff is also a core responsibility. The specialist will manage and run the Specialist Psychiatry Outpatients Clinic, lead multi-disciplinary ward rounds for in-patients, and provide consultations for patients outside the psychiatry unit. Administrative tasks include reviewing and auditing patients’ medical records, performing administrative duties related to patient management and student training, addressing patient complaints, attending scheduled hospital management meetings, and contributing to electronic databases for research.
Additionally, the role involves coordinating duty lists and staff allocations, ensuring staff recruitment and retention, and liaising with other departments, hospitals, and district mental health services. Academically, the specialist will provide teaching and learning opportunities for students, assist in coordinating academic programs, conduct appropriate research, develop personal research interests, publish findings, and support postgraduate students with their research projects. Continuous training and development, attending approved meetings and training, and complying with the Performance Management and Development System are also expected.
**Requirements (from the original advert)**
- Grade 12.
- Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a medical specialist in psychiatry.
- Master of Medicine in Psychiatry (MMedPsych) and or a Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa (FCPsychSA).
- The ability to teach, train, do research and supervise research for academic degree purposes.
- Willingness to teach and train undergraduate and postgraduate students and other health care workers.
- **For Grade 1:** Registration with HPCSA as Medical Specialist Psychiatry (experience not applicable).
- **For Grade 2:** 5 years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Psychiatry.
- **For Grade 3:** 10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Psychiatry.
**Who should apply**
This position is suitable for a qualified Medical Specialist in Psychiatry who is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and holds either a Master of Medicine in Psychiatry (MMedPsych) or a Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa (FCPsychSA). Candidates with varying levels of post-registration experience, from newly registered to 10 years, are encouraged to apply based on the grade requirements. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical skills in managing mental health care users in both acute and outreach settings, a commitment to patient care standards, and demonstrated ability and willingness to teach, train, supervise research, and undertake administrative duties within a hospital psychiatry department.
**Deadline**
06 November 2026
**Reference**
Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/gauteng-department-of-health-vacancies-from-dpsa-circular-38-of-2026#spani-ref-tmrh-mspsych-10-2026
Source: govpage
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Job description
MEDICAL SPECIALIST – PSYCHIATRY REF NO: TMRH/MSPSYCH/10/2026 (X1 POST)
(Re-advertisement)
Directorate: Psychiatry Department
SALARY
: Grade 1: R1 395 528 per annum, (all-inclusive package)
Grade 2: R1 592 274 per annum, (all-inclusive package)
Grade 3: R1 844 151 per annum, (all-inclusive package)
CENTRE
: Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital
REQUIREMENTS
: Grade 12. Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a medical specialist in psychiatry. Master of Medicine in Psychiatry (MMedPsych) and or a Fellowship of the College of Psychiatrists of South Africa (FCPsychSA). The ability to teach, train, do research and supervise research for academic degree purposes. Willingness to teach and train undergraduate and postgraduate students and other health care workers.
Grade 1
- experience not applicable, registration with HPCSA as Medical Specialist Psychiatry.
Grade 2
: 5 years appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Specialist in Psychiatry.
Grade 3:
10 years’ appropriate experience as a Medical Specialist after registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Specialist in Psychiatry.
DUTIES
: Management of psychiatry at Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in the provision of clinical care to mental health care users, teaching of under- and post graduate students. Manage own service delivery. Clinical service delivery: evaluation, management, care, treatment and rehabilitation of mental health care users in an acute psychiatric unit in a general hospital setting as well as outreach services where appropriate. Ensure patient care is promoted to meet the National Core Standards for health, Batho Pele Principles and the Mental Health Care Act, 17 of 2002, and other relevant medico-legal regulations, aligning the needs of the population served with facilities in the hospital. Supervision of a multi-disciplinary group of mental health care providers and other relevant staff members. Manage and run the Specialist Psychiatry Outpatients Clinic. Lead the multi-disciplinary ward rounds for in-patients. Consultations for patients outside the psychiatry unit. Review and audit patients’ medical records. Administration: Perform administrative tasks related to patient management and student training. Address patient complaints. Attend scheduled meetings with hospital management. Contribute to electronic databases for research purposes. Coordinate duty lists and staff allocations in the department. Ensure recruitment and retention of staff in the department. Liase with other departments and with other hospitals, district mental health services where required. Academic: Provision of teaching and learning to ensure that both under- and post graduate students are taught the required skills and are provided with opportunities to learn in a safe environment. Assist in coordination of academic programs. Conduct appropriate research: Develop own interest and publish appropriately. Support post-graduate students with research projects. Be willing to undergo continuous training and development programs. Attend meetings and training as approved by supervisor. Comply with the Performance Management and Development System (Contracting, reviews and final assessment).
ENQUIRIES
: Dr. N. Sibisi / Dr. NC Sengo Tel No: (011) 891 7000
APPLICATIONS
: Applicants should quote the relevant reference number and submit through the following email address
TMRH.Vacancies@gauteng.gov.za
NOTE
: Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following email address:
TMRH.Vacancies@gauteng.gov.za
No hand-delivered, faxed applications will be accepted. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application but must submit the completed CV and new updated Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents. Applications submitted on the old Z83 form will not be considered. Each (Z83) application for employment must be fully completed, initialled, and signed by the applicant as per Circular no 3 of 2025. Failure to complete will lead to disqualification during the selection process. Section A, B, C and D must be completed in full. Sections E, F and G: Space on the Z83 form is limited. Applicants must complete the three lines provided in each section. If further information is required, they may write “Refer to CV” or “See attached” only after completing those lines, provided that the CV or attachment contains the required information. All experience listed in the CV should be in chronological order and should indicate the employer, position and period of employment. The CV should indicate the start and end dates for each period of employment in DD/MM/YYYY format. The CV must include the names and locations of schools and institutions attended. The information on the new Z83 form must be consistent with the CV. Reference checks: Provide at least three (3) references, of which one must be the immediate supervisor. The Department reserves the right to conduct further verification where necessary. Failure to submit all the required information listed above may result in the candidate being disqualified. The question in Part F relating to conditions that prevent reappointment must be answered. The declaration must be completed and signed. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on or before the day of the interview. Please ensure that the specific reference number is quoted correctly. Only emailed applications will be considered. Correspondence will be entered into with shortlisted candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. The employer reserves the right not to fill this post. It is a legislative requirement that all newly appointed staff members undergo and pass a Personnel Suitability Check (PSC) upon appointment. The verification process includes reference, identity, qualification and criminal record checks. Candidates in possession of a foreign qualification must furnish the Department with an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) (only when shortlisted). The recommended candidate may be subjected to medical surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act 5/1993. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process
CLOSING DATE
: 06 November 2026
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