Job Purpose

To provide comprehensive mental health services including assessment, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, crisis intervention, and liaison psychiatry

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and formulate biopsychosocial management plans.
• Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications; manage side effects and treatment adherence.
• Provide psychotherapy or coordinate referral to appropriate psychological services.
• Deliver emergency/crisis intervention and liaison services across the hospital.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy).
• Undertake medico-legal assessments and provide reports/testimony as required.
• Participate in community mental health promotion and stigma reduction initiatives.
• Teach, supervise, and contribute to research and quality improvement in mental health services.

Job Specification

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from an institution recognized by KMPDC.
• MMed in Psychiatry from an institution recognized by KMPDC.
• Additional sub-specialty training (e.g., child & adolescent, addiction, liaison) is an added advantage.
• Registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
• Recognition as a specialist/sub-specialist by KMPDC.
• Retention in the KMPDC register.
• Valid Practice License from KMPDC.
• Valid Indemnity Cover.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Compliance with Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.

Core Competencies

• Clinical Excellence: Demonstrated expertise in the stated specialty and evidence-based practice.
• Professional Integrity: High ethical standards, accountability, and sound clinical judgement.
• Compassionate Care: Patient- and family-centered approach that is respectful and culturally sensitive.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Effective engagement within multidisciplinary teams.
• Effective Communication: Clear, timely, and empathetic communication with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Continuous Learning & Teaching: Commitment to CPD, teaching, mentorship, quality improvement, and research.

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and formulate biopsychosocial management plans.
• Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications; manage side effects and treatment adherence.
• Provide psychotherapy or coordinate referral to appropriate psychological services.
• Deliver emergency/crisis intervention and liaison services across the hospital.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (psychology, nursing, social work, occupational therapy).
• Undertake medico-legal assessments and provide reports/testimony as required.
• Participate in community mental health promotion and stigma reduction initiatives.
• Teach, supervise, and contribute to research and quality improvement in mental health services.

• Clinical Excellence: Demonstrated expertise in the stated specialty and evidence-based practice.
• Professional Integrity: High ethical standards, accountability, and sound clinical judgement.
• Compassionate Care: Patient- and family-centered approach that is respectful and culturally sensitive.
• Collaborative Teamwork: Effective engagement within multidisciplinary teams.
• Effective Communication: Clear, timely, and empathetic communication with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Continuous Learning & Teaching: Commitment to CPD, teaching, mentorship, quality improvement, and research.
• Proficiency in computer applications.

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from an institution recognized by KMPDC.
• MMed in Psychiatry from an institution recognized by KMPDC.
• Additional sub-specialty training (e.g., child & adolescent, addiction, liaison) is an added advantage.
• Registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
• Recognition as a specialist/sub-specialist by KMPDC.
• Retention in the KMPDC register.
• Valid Practice License from KMPDC.
• Valid Indemnity Cover.
• Compliance with Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.