Job Purpose
Provides Psychological treatment of children, adolescents, adults and their families with a wide variety of mental health problems. Manages, monitors and reviews a caseload through assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic interventions. Conducts both one-to-one and group counselling services to assist patients requiring therapeutic interventions.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures the range and level of interventions, treatments and activities complies with relevant regulations
- Advises and informs guardians, relatives, and significant others of patients’ conditions and treatment;
- Deliver psychotherapeutic interventions in various modalities – CBT, CFT, EMDR, Trauma focused CBT, DBT
- Organizes, provides and evaluates academic, personal, social and emotional counselling;
- Builds a good rapport with patients and delivers effective counselling and feedback on progress;
- Uses a variety of techniques to assist patients to reach their own resolutions or develops strategies to address and remedy their concern;
- Provides one to one support therapy along with group support therapy;
- Writes psychological assessment reports;
- Contribute to the development of pathways within specialist areas and provide team guidance and training on suitable approaches including but not limited to supervision.
- Completes records and all service monitoring requirements on time and to a high standard ensuring full compliance;
- Maintains a high standard of knowledge in the subject area and continues to update this knowledge by attending CPD courses among others including but not limited to eating disorders;
- Works and liaises with the Centre’s multidisciplinary team;
- Attends team meetings, supervision sessions and training as required;
- Referring clients to other healthcare professionals where appropriate;
- Liaising with healthcare professionals as part of a health management team;
- Other duties as may be delegated in line with the service provision.
Knowledge / Education / Skills
- 2 years’ Psychology experience;
- A Bachelor’s degree in clinical psychology from an accredited university;
- DHA License holder
- A Master’s degree in clinical psychology or a Master’s degree in a specific branch of counselling;
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers; Arabic & English
- Good computer proficiency (eg. MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook)
Physical Requirements
- Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions;
- Ability to maintain regular and punctual attendance;
- Must be able to talk, listen and speak clearly with patients and staff;
- Must be flexible with respect to working hours.
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