Job Summary
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through services like outreach clinics, training of community midwives to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.
Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for competent Clinical Psychologist for Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan – Gupis/Yasin Region.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct regular consulting in-person clinics and teleconsultation.
- 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)
Required Skills
Education, Experience & Competencies
- Minimum BSC Hons/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.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by September 12, 2024