Posted May 17, 2023 853 views
AKHS, P is looking for an experienced and dynamic Clinical Psychologist to be based in Karachi.
The incumbent will be responsible to provide expert psychological assessments and interventions to effectively address often complex psychological issues of the communities. He/she is expected to conduct community awareness sessions on various mental health topics directly in the community.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct regular consulting in-person clinics and tele consultation.
- Prescribe, direct, and administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- Gather and maintain patient information and records through mobile application and HMIS, including social and medical history obtained from patients, relatives, and other professionals.
- Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.
- Provide psychological support services, assess, and help patients with psychological problems of all types and levels of severity, including:
- anxiety, including adjustment disorders, generalized anxiety states, phobias, and panic attacks.
- depression, ranging from adjustment disorders to severe clinical depression.
- problems with personal relationships, including communication with health and social care professionals
- Psychosexual difficulties (such as erectile dysfunction and loss of libido)
- alcohol and drug-related problems
- personality disorder
- deliberate self-harm.
- psychotic illness
- organic brain syndromes
- Provide Psychological therapy for individuals, families, and groups.
- Consultation, supervision, and staff support
- Training and Development and Psycho Education of individuals and families suffering from mental illness.
- Research activities (if and when required)
Education, Experience & Competencies
- Minimum MSc with PGD in Clinical psychology preferred.
- Minimum 1 years of experience in a clinical unit of a hospital.
- Should have an aptitude for working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Team working skills.
- Problem-solving skills
- Good time management
- Good communication and team building skills.
AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Clinical Psychologist accompanied with his/her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
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The Aga Khan Health Service Pakistan
The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) is one of three agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) that support activities in health. The others are the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the Aga Khan University (AKU). Together, the three agencies provide quality health care to five million people annually and work closely on planning, training and resource development. AKHS also works with the Aga Khan Education Services (AKES) and the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) on the integration of health issues into specific projects. Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS,P), an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network, is a not- for- profit Company operating in Pakistan to provide primary and secondary health care to needy populations. At a time of great change and with many current initiatives and ambitious for the future, AKHS,P provide a uniquely challenging work environment.
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