Principal Psychologist

Gauteng Department of Health · Gauteng

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Requirements

The candidate must have appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health and Professional Council of South Africa HPCSA as a psychologist. Current registration with HPCSA as an Independent Psychologist.
Minimum of 3 years appropriate experience as a Clinical Psychologist, after completion of Community Service 1 Year.Experience in the Public Health Sector will serve as an added advantage.
Competencies: Experience in management, Experience in supervision of another Psychologist. Experience in Clinical and Didactic teaching. Academic experience. Experience in the use and supervision of various psychometric assessments. Computer literate.

Management of the Psychology department. Human Resource management, finance management, resource management, operational and strategic planning. Ensure compliance with public service legislations, policies, and procedures.
Ability to work as a member of multidisciplinary team. Assist with implementing and monitoring of effective record keeping, accurate statistics collection and analysis and high standards of quality assurance.
Communicate effectively with all staff members, supervisory and various members of the medical team. Evaluation and training. Implement and manage the performance management and Development system within the department. Manage and contribute effectively to staff meeting, team meeting, committee meetings. Represent the department in Provincial and hospital committees.
To provide a clinical service within the treatment's units of the hospital. Joint appointee of the Department of Psychiatry, University of the Witswaterand. Supervision of Interns, Community Service Psychologists. Teaching of undergraduate students. Promoting, conducting and supervising research projects.

Closing Date : 11-09-2026