Female Support Staff at Synapse Services

Synapse Services Limited has provided over Eight years of high-quality specialist mental health care services in Nigeria. We are the largest provider of private mental health care services in West Africa with a combined bed over 110 bed spaces. Synapse Services Limited is an outcome driven service.

Synapse has the largest concentration of professionals working in the independent sector of addiction services in West Africa. Our program continues to evolve as we come across different types of patients. We continue to challenge ourselves to provide the best treatment models possible. Our staffing levels are high hence affording patients more contact time with their therapists.

We also attempt to provide the right ambience and comfort that will afford patients the opportunity to reflect on their journey to recovery and make the relevant changes necessary. We provide exceptional care for people of all ages. Everyone is on a journey and deserves to be understood and supported. Synapse Services has branches in Anambra, Rivers, Lagos States, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Female Support Staff

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

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

• 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
• 1 - 3 years work experience
• 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 skill
• Female Preferably for Gender Equality.

Application Closing Date
15th March, 2022.