Clinical Psychologist at Synapse Resource Center

Location: Awka, Anambra

Core Job Functions

• Counsel individuals and groups regarding problems such as stress, substance abuse, and family situations, in order to modify behavior and/or to improve personal, social, and vocational adjustment.
• Offering therapy and treatments for difficulties relating to mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and addiction, social and interpersonal problems.
• Identify psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues, and diagnose disorders, using information obtained from interviews, tests, records, and reference materials.
• Working as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside doctors, nurses, social workers, education professionals, health visitors, psychiatrists and occupational therapists;
• Develop and implement individual treatment plans, specifying type, frequency, Intensity, and duration of therapy.
• Prepare and type a biopsychosocial assessment, psychological case formulation and develop an individualized treatment plan for every patient in therapy.
• Facilitate Diverse Group therapeutic sessions.
• Select, administer, score, and interpret psychological tests in order to obtain information on individuals' intelligence, achievements, interests, and personalities.
• Utilize a variety of treatment methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, behavior modification, stress reduction therapy, psychodrama and play therapy.
• The post holder will also be interviewed to function as a program officer for Reconnect Health Development Initiative Reconnect HDI. More information about Reconnect-HDI can be found on www.reconnecthdi.org

Required Qualification and Experience

• A minimum of a Master degree in Clinical Psychology
• Must have completed NYSC
• Minimum of 3years internship and/ or paid Clinical experience
• Strong communication.
• Excellent relationship management and business development skills
• Proactive problem-solving approach.
• Stress tolerance.
• High level of professionalism.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Must have excellent interpersonal skill

Remuneration
Excellent remuneration packages exist for this role, and will be commensurate with experience.