Clinical Psychologist at Center for Psychological Medicine

Center for Psychological Medicine - We are in the process of opening a new branch in Abuja and are looking for exceptional, committed, innovative and highly motivated staff, willing to go above and beyond the call of duty to provide stellar services within a confidentiality driven service practice.

Job Title: Clinical Psychologist

Location: Abuja

Core Job Functions:

• Counsel individuals and groups regarding problems such as stress, substance abuse, and family situations, in order to modify behaviour 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 behavioural 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 psychological formulation for every patient in therapy
• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling or treatments, and the accuracy and completeness of diagnoses, and then modify plans and diagnoses as necessary.
• Interact with clients to assist them in gaining insight, defining goals, and planning action to achieve effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment.
• Obtain and study medical, psychological, social, and family histories, by interviewing individuals, couples, or families, and by reviewing records.
• 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 psychotherapy, hypnosis, behaviour modification, stress reduction therapy, psychodrama, and play therapy.

Required Qualification and Experience:

• A minimum of a Master’s degree in Clinical psychology
• Knowledge of Psychological Formulations using different psychological models
• Knowledge of Psychological Assessment using standardized tests/scales
• Knowledge and application of psychological principles/models
• Psychological treatments/interventions
• Minimum of 2 year internship and/ or paid Clinical experience
• Excellent remuneration packages exist for all roles, and will be commensurate with experience.

Application Closing Date:
20th April, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and suitably qualified applicant should submit their application to the following email address:
[email protected] on or before the 20th of April, 2014

Note: The subject of the email should be “Clinical Psychologist”