Consultant Psychiatrist at Synapse Resource Center

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

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant Psychiatrist

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Description 
The roles and responsibilities of this include but not limited to:

• Assessment, Diagnosis and treatment: Responsible for patient assessment before admission, in patient care, discharge planning and aftercare
• Construct an accurate summary of patient’s needs, strengths, and a comprehensive individualized risk assessment that contributes to care planning.
• Collaborate with the Clinical Director in taking overall clinical responsibility for monitoring client treatment
• Communicate effectively through regular contact with patients, relatives and any other concerned bodies
• Running family sessions in line with the patients’ treatment plan and when the need arises
• To contribute to other departments in the organization – Business development, Administration and Management.
• Provide Clinical leadership in interaction, planning and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team comprising of Psychiatric Nurses, Support Workers, and Clinical Psychologists in delivering a comprehensive high quality service.
• Form partnerships with other hospitals
• Organize and supervise weekly clinical meetings
• Play an active role in our sister charity organization, Reconnect Health Development Initiative
• Take a lead role in developing mental health services
• Responsible for Consultant Overview of your patients admitted to the Center.
• Accountable and responsible for the Center services 24hrs of the week
• Perform any other duties as directed by the MD.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: [email protected] using the Job Title and Job Location as the subject of the email.