Psychiatric Nurse / Mental Health Nursea at Centre for Psychological Medicine

Psychiatric Nurse / Mental Health Nursea at Centre for Psychological Medicine

Centre for Psychological Medicine - Our  Center for Psychological Medicine  based within the Abuja metropolis is currently in need of a Psychiatric Nurse resident in the F.C.T for immediate employment.

Job Title: Psychiatric Nurse/Mental Health Nurse

Location: Abuja

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Applicants must be graduates with a B.Sc in Nursing from a recognized training institution and be licensed to practice in Nigeria.
• Knowledge skills and ability to recognize potentially dangerous situations to self in the clinic, office, home and community setting, and take appropriate action
• Ability to form and sustain effective relationships with clients, and community health and social service providers
• Ability to be flexible, manage time, resources, and client caseload
• Demonstrate respect and appreciation for diversity (culturally relevant, anti-bias, and multicultural)
• Demonstrate a willingness/ability to work with the interdisciplinary team to provide optimum care

Responsibilities:

• Clinical duties which include assessing mental health needs, developing care plans for patients and helping clients improve their coping abilities.
• Monitoring treatment regimens by ensuring the correct administration of medication, including injections, and monitoring the results of treatment.
• Complete Nursing Assessments for all new clients: The nursing assessment needs to be done within 24-48 hours of admission.
• Must be willing to work on Shift basis and show flexibility when required. 

Method of Application
Interested and suitably qualified applicant should submit their applications to the following email address: recruitment@synapseservices.org  on or before 29th September 2013.
Note: the subject of the email should be  Psychiatric Nurse  failure to abide by this would lead to automatic disqualification.

Application Closing Date
29th September, 2013