Lead Clinical Psychologist at Reliance HMO

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.