Background information about the job or company

Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University's Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa. Our Vision of Aga Khan University Ho...

Job Purpose

To provide psychological support and therapeutical interventions to clients in areas related to the field of counselling & clinical psychology. This is in line with the overall institutional aims of providing quality care with compassion and within an ethical framework.

Responsibilities or duties

• Identify and diagnose psychological, emotional and behavioral issues
• Develop and implement treatment plans and therapeutic processes
• Help clients explore and identify goals and formulate action plans to achieve personal, social, educational and vocational development
• Monitor client progress through regular follow-up sessions
• Provide psychological Support to clients experiencing “life-issues such as trauma, end-of-life, illness, etc.
• Counselling for trauma/ grief and loss, acute and chronic illness, and mental health issues
• Support the employee assisted program (EAP) of the department of human resources.
• Provide staff with psychological support to manage stress, enhance relationships, manage conflicts thereby enhancing productivity
• Staff training and development
• Conduct training activities within departments that contribute towards meeting the institutional & departmental goals

Qualifications or requirements

• Registration with the Ministry of Health in Kenya with a valid Practice License
• A master’s degree in counselling/clinical psychology
• Theoretical education in counselling (e.g. Undergraduate in Counselling)
• Diploma or above in counselling/nursing in a medical context (e.g. Medical health counselling)
• Additional training in fields that can complement the role of counselling (e.g. Trauma, chronic illness, death & dying)
• Knowledge of human emotional social and psychological challenges
• Non-partisan in RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
• High ethical and moral principles -beyond reproach and with a Professional approach
• Capable of being a role model in the organization and in society
• Team player and willing to learn

Experience needed

• Minimum 2 years work experience
• Experience in a medical setting
• Relevant work experience equivalent to the expected workload

• Identify and diagnose psychological, emotional and behavioral issues
• Develop and implement treatment plans and therapeutic processes
• Help clients explore and identify goals and formulate action plans to achieve personal, social, educational and vocational development
• Monitor client progress through regular follow-up sessions
• Provide psychological Support to clients experiencing “life-issues such as trauma, end-of-life, illness, etc.
• Counselling for trauma/ grief and loss, acute and chronic illness, and mental health issues
• Support the employee assisted program (EAP) of the department of human resources.
• Provide staff with psychological support to manage stress, enhance relationships, manage conflicts thereby enhancing productivity
• Staff training and development
• Conduct training activities within departments that contribute towards meeting the institutional & departmental goals

• Knowledge of human emotional social and psychological challenges
• Non-partisan in RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES
• High ethical and moral principles -beyond reproach and with a Professional approach
• Capable of being a role model in the organization and in society
• Team player and willing to learn

• Registration with the Ministry of Health in Kenya with a valid Practice License
• A master’s degree in counselling/clinical psychology
• Theoretical education in counselling (e.g. Undergraduate in Counselling)
• Diploma or above in counselling/nursing in a medical context (e.g. Medical health counselling)
• Additional training in fields that can complement the role of counselling (e.g. Trauma, chronic illness, death & dying)