Consultant Psychiatrist at The Olive Prime Psychological Services

Employment Type: Part time - 28 hours a week including alternate Saturdays

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Assessment, Diagnosis and treatment : Responsible for patient assessment prior to admission, in patient care, discharge planning and aftercare
• Construct an accurate summary of patient’s needs, strengths, and a comprehensive individualized risk assessment that contributes to care planning.
• Collaborate with Medical Director in taking overall clinical responsibility for monitoring client treatment and delivery of services
• To communicate effectively through regular contact with patients, relatives and any other concerned bodies.
• To contribute to other departments in the organization – Business development, Administration and Management.
• Responsible for treating and managing mental illness, emotional disturbance and abnormal behavior in patients by prescribing psycho therapeutic treatments and medication.
• Provide Clinical leadership in interaction, planning and collaboration with multidisciplinary team comprising of Psychiatric Nurses, Support Workers, and Clinical Psychologists in delivering a comprehensive high quality service.
• Management of complexity, severity and risk to the patient, contain anxieties within the team and have overall responsibility of patient treatment plans whilst liaising with the multidisciplinary team.

Required Qualification and Experience

• Applicant must have a Degree in Medicine (MBBS) from a well-known institution
• Must have a Post Graduate fellowship in Psychiatry
• Ability to synthesize medical and psychiatric data and formulate effective and evidence based clinical recommendation
• Should have a comprehensive understanding of mental illness, signs and symptoms, side effects, psychotropic medication and contemporary treatment models.
• Applicant must be a registered member of Medical and Dental council Of Nigeria and should own a valid practicing license
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting application.