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Job Summary: Member of a multidisciplinary team; assists in the provision of safe and empathetic personal care to people who experience mental illness, and who use mental health services, under the guidance of a qualified nurse.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities of a mental health support worker:

• Support the nurses on duty and other clinicians while they carry out their duties
• Receive and implement instructions from the nurses in charge of the wards at all times
• Welcome patients and facilitate a friendly environment to enable them acclimatize to their new environment
• Ensure the safety of patients and their living environment at all times; ensure patients are never left unattended in the facility or while on external activities
• Physical care of patients: assist when circumstances require, in maintaining personal hygiene – bathing, dressing –, feeding, making beds, arranging personal effects, etc.
• Interact with and support patients during therapeutic activities and recreation
• Assist to de-escalate and/or restrain aggressive/violent patients when required Supervise the scheduled regular cleaning of patients’ rooms and shared areas during all shifts Complete all observation charts and handover checklists promptly and conscientiously, with adequate attention to detail
• Ensure that electrical appliances e.g. bulbs, air conditioners, heaters, etc. are switched off when not in use
• Promptly report damages, and supervise repairs and maintenance activities in the facility
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Nurse or clinicians

Requirements and experience

• ONLY OND holders can apply for this role
• Previous work experience in a mental health or general health care facility will be an advantage. Compassionate and patient
• Strong-willed, able to solve crises and work in a team
• Good communication skills
• Female Preferably for Gender Equality

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Job Responsibilities

• Procurement: Process purchase requisitions/orders within purchasing Period.
• Work with the Store Officer to create a re-order level for purchases
• Invite, assess, and award/recommend supplier tenders, bids, quotations, and proposals.
• Establish and negotiate contract terms and conditions, and maintain supplier relationships
• Prepare and maintain purchasing records, reports, and price-lists
• Work with the admin department to determine procurement needs, quality, and delivery requirements
• Assist in the development of specifications for equipment, materials, and services to be purchased
• Administer contract performance, including delivery, receipt, warranty, damages, and insurance
• Reconcile or resolve value discrepancies
• Comply with and maintain knowledge of applicable rules, legislation, regulations, standards, and best practices
• Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with colleagues and management

Requirements and Experience

• Minimum of 1 - 3 years’ previous work experience as an operation and/or Procurement officer preferably in a health care sector
• Bachelor's degree in Social Science or any related discipline

• Certifications in HSE or Procurement and Supply Management is desired

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Job Summary: The candidate should be a graduate with passion for business development and a track record of achieving corporate goals. Candidate is expected to drive for opportunities to put the organization on the lips of the general public and make conversion of prospects to business opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Prospect for new clients by networking, and using other acceptable means of generating interest from potential clients and ultimately converting them into clients.

• Identify innovative tactics, corresponding business plans and sustainable operations to drive revenue and volume growth with a bid to grow business.

• Work with multidisciplinary team alongside doctors, nurses and social workers, psychiatrists and occupational therapists to develop business channels

• Engage prospective clients intelligently to help them decide on using our services.

• Refer patients, clients or family members to specialists at our facilities

Requirements and Experience

• Minimum of a University degree and a passion for marketing.

• Business Acumen

• Strong verbal and written communication skill

• Proactive problem-solving approach

• Stress tolerance

• High level of professionalism

• Ability to uphold strict confidentiality

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Ability to convince a potential client, corporate and or private, to use our services.

• Social media engagement strategies

• Event management

• Corporate communication

• Ability to develop and convert business opportunities

• Ability to generate relevant partnership proposals with support from the clinical team
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Synapse Services is a Centre for Psychological Medicine that is committed to providing a full range of mental health and substance misuse services in a caring, patient- centred environment. We are located in the heart of Nigeria - Abuja, with branches in Lagos, and Anambra state. We provide first class psychological and psychiatric care, with a range of therapeutic programs suited to individual needs.

Job Description

• Work with a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, doctors, other psychologists, nurses, and others in the management of clients with ADHD
• Provide special counseling and/or psycho-educational interventions for children and adults living with ADHD and co-morbid mental illnesses 
• Help clients and families of people with ADHD gain knowledge on effective coping techniques in managing the difficulties associated with ADHD
• Provide clinical assessment, individual and group counselling for clients with ADHD
• Designs and implement effective outreach programming, including groups, presentations, training and workshops on ADHD to relevant prospects and stakeholders. 
• Participates in research projects on ADHD as needed 
• Be involved in designing and implementing strategies for the ADHD service 
• Participate in staff meetings and clinical conferences and ongoing professional development activities; maintain timely and appropriate clinical records.
• To attend appropriate strategic and operational meetings as delegated  
• To participate in Personal and Professional Development. To be responsible for own personal and professional development to actively participate in identifying training needs and to be willing to undertake training where a need has been identified and agreed with the Clinical Director and/or CEO to manage to ensure that an effective service is provided. 
• Provide specialist counselling and / or psycho-educational interventions for children and adults living with ADHD and co-morbid mental illnesses 
• Ensure and maintain user and service confidentiality whilst maintaining accurate client notes, files and records and make the information readily available for review.  
• To disseminate and share the learning from the service through internal presentations and published reports 
• To contribute to the development and implementation of quality standards within the ADHD Service. And to promote and work within the values of the ADHD service effectively contributing to its objectives. 
• To be able to work flexibly including evenings and weekends, as required. 
• Work under the supervision of the Clinical Director.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Clinical Director that may reasonably fall within the scope of the post. 

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Ability to build good relationships with stakeholders for the benefit of service users and the promotion and development of the ADHD service 
• Ability to demonstrate good emotional stability under pressure 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries in the workplace 
• Ability to recognize own personal limits of expertise and to seek advice/support as needed 
• Ability to adapt to change and undertake self-development and training
• Ability to work flexible hours 
• Computer literate - ability to be able to use computerized systems including Microsoft Word,
• PowerPoint, and email 
• Ability to be able to report write and deliver presentations  Excellent organizational, communication, and human relations skills.
• Knowledge of and adherence to ethical standards.

Other Qualifications

• Masters in Clinical Psychology from a recognized University, including a supervised internship, and training in individual counseling and psychotherapy, group counseling approaches, and outreach programming.
• Experience in providing assessment and treatment for one or more of the following:
• Substance Abuse
• Learning Disabilities, and ADHD
• Autism