Support Worker at Center for Psychological Medicine

A fast growing Center for Psychological Medicine based within the Abuja metropolis; that specializes in the provision of psychological and counseling services, inpatient facilities/treatment, day hospital, Drug rehabilitation and community care is currently in the process of opening a 50 bedded unit in the outskirts of Abuja.

Currently, we retain the services of a robust mixture of local and internationally trained staff that provide excellent, client focused services and are in need of:

Job Title: Support Worker

Location: Tafa, Kaduna Road - Niger State

Duties

• Providing care and support to vulnerable patients
• Maintain continuous contact with patients in the Facility without ever leaving them unattended to.
• Motivating and assisting patients in carrying out their daily activities
• Providing any needed assistance to nurses with regards to patient care
• Ensure the patient's environment is safe and neat: free from harmful objects; clothes and foot wears of patients is be neatly arranged; patient's bed is dressed properly; patient's room is tidy at all times.
• Manage potentially violent and confrontational situations with patients and would be involved in restraints when need arises.

Qualification

• Minimum of OND
• Should be able to read write and speak English
• Should have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Should be able to counsel, engage and therapeutically relate with patients
• Should be able to work on a shift and rota basis
• Should have a strong build, be strong and fit

Remuneration
Starting Salary - N25, 000 depending on experience

Application Closing Date
21st October, 2014

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications to the following email address: recruitment@synapseservices.org 

Note: the subject of the email should be Psychiatric Nurse - Tafa failure to abide by this would lead to automatic disqualification.