• Application Deadline: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Lead Clinical Psychologist


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 3 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Medical / Healthcare 
  

Job Summary

• We are hiring a clinical psychologist to provide patient care and administrative leadership.


• The goal of this role is to support an integrated health service that addresses common behavioral health concerns in the primary care setting to patients across the country.


• The person in this role will work with a dynamic, multidisciplinary team of nurses, doctors and contract clinical psychologists to ensure the mental health services provided by the organization is evidence-based and aligns with global gold standards of care.

Job Description

Role responsibilities include but not limited:

• Provide psychological assessment for mental health concerns prevalent in the primary care setting


• Diagnose and develop treatment plans for psychological, emotional or behavioural disorders


• Recruit and oversee quality of contract clinical psychologist staff


• Provide therapeutic counselling to individuals, couples and families


• Implement policies and processes to ensure the adoption of bio psychosocial treatment plans


• Integrate appropriate screening and assessment tools into the provision of routine primary care services at the clinic.


• Provide training for administrative, pharmaceutical, medical officers and nursing staff on psychological first aid and triage


• Provide high quality mental health education for patients, organizations and lay public


• Build adequate and comprehensive processes for escalating and referring patients requiring higher level of care.


• Utilize electronic medical record system for proper documentation of progress notes and treatment plans


• Work with product and technology teams to build technological solutions to problems faced by patients.

Job Experience

• Minimum of a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology


• Meet all necessary licensure requirements to operate as a Clinical Psychologist in Nigeria including a full membership and legal state license from NACP


• 3+ years of clinical experience working directly with clients (ideally in a clinical/primary care setting)


• Skilled in utilizing Microsoft Office tools including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel


• Up to date knowledge of evidence-based practices, treatments, protocols, and licensure requirements within the field


• Ability to provide patient counselling for low-mental health literacy communication (advising in multiple relevant languages is a plus)


• Computer literacy and ability to navigate products built for mobile, tablets and laptop devices


• Analytical, effective communicator, solution-oriented, strategic thinker and innovative


• Able to adapt to a fast-paced environment with a start-up mentality


• Ability to effectively manage time to deliver on long term projects


• Friendly, enthusiastic, relationship builder and collaborator with excellent interpersonal communication and active listening skills


• Keen attention to detail.