Synapse Services Consultant Psychiatrist Jobs in Nigeria

Synapse Services Consultant Psychiatrist Jobs in Nigeria


Location: Synapse Japonica in Port Harcourt

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

  • Assessment, Diagnosis and treatment: Responsible for patient assessment prior to 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 Medical Director in taking overall clinical responsibility for monitoring client treatment

  • To 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 multidisciplinary team comprising of Psychiatric Nurses, Support Workers, and Clinical Psychologists in delivering a comprehensive high quality service.

  • Manage partnerships and run a scheduled clinic in our partner hospitals

  • Clinical support, coordination and consultancy for sister services.

  • Organize and supervise weekly clinical meetings

  • Play an active role in our sister charity organization, Reconnect Health Development Initiative

  • Professional Supervision of clinicians working in the extended service model

  • Take a lead role in developing mental health services

    Required Qualification and Experience

  • Applicant must have a degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)

  • Must have a Post Graduate fellowship in Psychiatry

  • Must have 4-6 years of experience in mental health service provision

  • Ability to synthesize medical and psychiatric data and formulate effective and evidence based clinical recommendation

  • Should have a comprehensive understanding of mental illness, signs and symptoms, side effects, psychotropic medication and contemporary treatment models.

  • Applicant must be a registered member of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and should still own a valid practicing license

  • Demonstrate ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting Application

  • Good communication skills.

    How to Apply

  • Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Applications and CV to:

  • japonicaadmin@synapseservices.org

    Note: The subject of the email should be the job title- location e.g “Customer Service/ Admin Lead- Port Harcourt” failure to abide by this would lead to automatic disqualification.


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