Senior Medical Officer at Synapse Services

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, Anambra state and now Niger State. We provide first class psychological and psychiatric care, with a range of therapeutic programs suited to individual needs.

We retain the services of a robust mixture of local and internationally trained staff that provide excellent, client focused services to treat all forms of disorders related to your mental health.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Medical Officer

Location: Niger

Job Description

• Inpatient Assessment, ward rounds and review (diagnosis, management plan medications).
• Liaise with consultants with regards to Inpatient and Outpatient care.
• Outpatient review and initial assessment.
• Relate with patients relatives / caregivers on present state of health and further management.
• Home pickups of clients/potential clients.
• Staff reviews on health related matters.
• Provide documentation as regards Health reports and discharge, summaries of clients.
• Attend to emergencies as regards clients (inpatient) health care.
• Perform managerial, research and development duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Requirements

• MBBS
• 3 to 5 years Experience in patient assessment.
• Must have completed NYSC.
• Experience in a Mental health setting will be added advantage
• Good listening ability.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skill.
• Excellent relationship management.
• Proactive problem solving approach.
• Stress tolerance.
• High level of professionalism.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skill
• Proactive problem-solving skill and a friendly disposition
• Must have good presentation skills
• Good grasp of business development

Salary
N140,000 - N200,000 monthly

Application Closing Date
9th December, 2019.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Curriculum Vitae to: nigermedics@synapseservices.org

Note: The subject of the email should be “Senior Medical Officer- Niger “failure to abide by this would lead to automatic disqualification.