🔔 HIRING: Consultant Psychiatrist / Clinical Director at Synapse Resource Center – NG

Job description

• To support this exciting development, we are looking to fill the position of a Consultant Psychiatrist.
• If you are passionate about making a difference, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of this include but not limited to:

• 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
• To communicate effectively through regular contact with patients, relatives and any other concerned bodies.
• Running family sessions in line with the patients’ treatment plan and when the need arises.
• To contribute to other departments in the organization – Business development, Administration and Management.
• 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.
• Manage partnerships and run a scheduled clinic in our partner hospitals, Clinical support, coordination and consultancy for sister services.
• Organize and supervise weekly clinical meetings
• Play an active role in our sister charity organization, Reconnect Health Development Initiative
• Professional Supervision of clinicians working in the extended service model
• Take a lead role in developing mental health services
• Responsible for Consultant Overview for your patients admitted to Synapse Services.
• Will participate in Multidisciplinary team meetings involving other clinicians who are involved in managing your patients.
• Willing to see patients on behalf of Synapse Services services. This is remunerated
• Able to work with our Business Development Manager to develop new opportunities in the Abuja Region that will be mutually beneficial to all.
• Willing to sign up to Azalia Treatment Protocols and Policies
• Willing to attend our in-house training and development programs.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• An MBBS degree is required
• Postgraduate Fellowship in Psychiatry
• Current registration with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
• Post Fellowship clinical experience is required
• NYSC discharge certificate or exemption letter.

Salary
N1,000,000 – N1,300,000 / Month.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and a short cover letter to: careers@synapseservices.org using job title as the subject of the mail.