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Clinical Psychologist
Full time through Medical Recruitment International in Abu Dhabi, UAE

Clinical Psychologist Full time through Medical Recruitment International in Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Posted on March 1, 2017
  • Professional background in
  • Job level Junior/Entry Level
  • Pays salary of AED 20,000 - AED 30,000 /month
    (Fixed Salary)

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My client are expanding their services in the United Arab Emirates.We are currently shortlisting candidates with the below qualifications:

Membership of the Royal College of Psychology and completion of Certificate of Specialist ;

EXPERIENCE: The preferred candidate would have a sound and safe knowledge of psychopharmacological practice in children and adolescents, have a range of therapeutic experience and work within the framework of the NICE guidelines 

The successful candidate will need to show evidence of patient-centred care and the ability to work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing motivation and guidance as well as accepting feedback and be committed to continuous professional education.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: English essential, working knowledge of Arabic would be an advantage.

Job Specification This service is a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, child and young people-focused which uses evidence based, effective treatments . It will cover Tier 2 and Tier 3 (outpatients) services , with an outlook to develop Tier 4 (inpatient)

As lead psychologist the candidate would be expected to work closely and collaboratively with the lead psychologist and report directly to the Medical Director . He/she would be expected to work 10 sessions a week , including two evenings and one weekend day. These sessions would be broadly divided up as follows:

Cases to be treated: 

Mood difficulties, Anxiety disorders, Attachment Issues, Self Esteem difficulties, Phobias, OCD, Transitional adjustment difficulties, Trauma, Loss & Bereavement, Emotional difficulties related to school bullying, Mild to moderate behavioural difficulties, Social skills deficits, Mild to moderate self-harm, School refusal, Anger management, PTSD, Drug & alcohol, Nocturnal Enuresis, Autism / Aspergers, ADHD, Eating disorders, Severe self-harm and suicidal risk, Psychosis, Conduct disorder, Severe depression, Bipolar affective disorder, Sleeping, feeding and behavioural difficulties in under 5 years that result in severe disruption of family life and development, Genetic syndromes, Psychosomatic conditions

All treatment will be evidenced based according to the NICE guidelines and will include: 

Medication prescribing & monitoring, Applied Behavioural Analaysis, Psychological Intervention, Family Therapy, Speech and Language Assessment and Treatment, Occupational Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Family therapy and family-based interventions, Mindfulness, Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT), Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), Behavioural Therapy

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