Counselling Psychologists at Ministry of Health

Key responsibilities

The Psychologists officers in health will:

• Conduct psychological assessment and diagnosis of clients. 
• Provision of pre and post-test counselling tailored to COVID 19. 
• Provide Psychological first aid (PFA) and other appropriate psychological interventions to different target audiences: (People in quarantine, Persons withCOVID 19 & their families, Health care workers & frontline workers includingresponse teams, Persons in recovery, Survivors of Gender Based Violence, Personsin prisons, Families of the bereaved, General public)
• Develop treatment plans and possible referrals. 
• Follow up on client progress. 
• Provide continuous psychoeducation to clients, families and caregivers. 
• Clinical supervision for mental health service providers. 
• Rehabilitation & reintegration of persons in recovery. 
• Take part in mandatory training by the MOH on COVID-19 and the frameworkfor response in Kenya. The Psychologists will also be expected to take part incontextualized PFA training (to the current epidemic), to refreshtheirunderstanding of any previous training that they may have had on PFA.  Be on call to deliver MHPSS interventions as requested and dictated by thedutyrota. 
• Be part of a Quarantine Centre team, headed by both a lead andClinical supervisor. 
• Prepare daily reports of their activities, in a format that will be given tothembythe MHPSS Committee.

Qualifications and experience

The ideal candidate for the Psychologists officers in health will have the following;

• A Bachelor’s degree in either medical psychology, health psychology or anyotherrelevant and equivalent qualification in a health-related field froma recognizedinstitution. 
• At least 3 years of professional experience as a psychologist