Senior Registrar (Medical) (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) (24-month contract)

Western Cape Government: Department of Health and Wellness is recruiting for Senior Registrar (Medical) (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) (24-month contract) in Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Rondebosch.

Minimum Requirements

• Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Specialist in Psychiatry.
• Experience in and/or demonstrated interest in working with children and their caregivers. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral). Demonstrated understanding of being mindful of cultural differences and adapting communication and administration methods to respect diverse patients. Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. Demonstrated commitment to ethical conduct, patient safety, and maintaining confidentiality. Experience in general psychiatry at a post graduate level. Direct experience in working with children living with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavioural and other psychiatric conditions. Ability and willingness to supervise medical students and rotating registrars.
• FCPsych and MMed (Psych) is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• CLINICAL SERVICE DELIVERY: Comprehensive child & adolescent psychiatry clinical care and service delivery in the Western Cape. Care of inpatients and outpatients under the direction of sub-specialist supervisors. After-hours duties on the senior registrar roster in the Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (UCT); and responsible to the director of the registrar programme. SUPERVISION: Supervision of Junior Medical Staff - with respect to patient care and clinical service-ensuring safe and high standard of clinical care. Co-ordination of the junior medical team, nurses and allied health care team to ensure seamless provision of service. TEACHING: Contribute to and facilitate learning of undergraduate students and psychiatric registrars attached to the clinic and ward. LEARNING: Rotation through areas of Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry service in order to acquire training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry including completing the required training logbook and successfully passing the College of Medicine of South Africa Certificate examination to enable certification as a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist with the HPCSA. Attendance and presentation at Academic Departmental meetings and journal clubs. RESEARCH: Involvement with existing research projects, clinical reviews, audits and clinical trials. The post holder is expected to conduct a research project towards producing a Master’s (MPhil) thesis through UCT and will require proof of research in order to enter the CMSA certificate exam. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION: Administration and management in the Child & adolescent Psychiatry unit including ensuring correct patient data and statistics. Efficient management of clinical notes, including generating letters, providing feedback to referring doctors, contributing to databases, and using designated ICD-10 codes.