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