Clinical Psychologist

AS Health Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Abu Dhabi is looking for a Clinical Specialist to deliver evidence-based therapies and effectively manage a caseload of patients. The candidate will perform assessments, develop therapy plans, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality care. Strong communication skills and the ability to work autonomously are essential. This role emphasizes good clinical outcomes and effective patient interaction, making it a rewarding opportunity in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing high-quality evidence-based therapies to patients.
• Ability to manage a caseload with effective assessment and therapy.
• Skills in communicating with patients and their families sensitively.

Responsibilities

• Perform evaluations and develop therapy plans for patients.
• Engage in face-to-face work with patients regularly.
• Contribute to good clinical outcomes and evaluate therapy efficacy.

Skills

Evidence-based therapies

Patient assessment

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical decision-making

Job description

Clinical

• To work autonomously to provide high quality evidence-based therapies to individual and groups of patients.
• Manage a caseload of patients with responsibility for assessment (including risk), formulation and therapy.
• To spend a minimum of six out of eight sessions engaged in face‑to‑face work with patients each day (pro‑rata for part time staff) unless otherwise agreed.
• To offer assessment; routine (i.e., intake interviews) and complex assessmentswww.) and provide reports when necessary.
• To proactively contribute to the achievement of good clinical outcomes for patients and evaluate the efficacy of the therapies provided using standardized outcome measures.
• To manage patient risk effectively.
• Communicate with patients and their families in a way that is open, sensitive, empathic, and caring.
• To work with multidisciplinary team colleagues to develop comprehensive care plans.
• To make appropriate referrals when necessary and be responsible for following these up.
• To maintain retention of patients above agreed rate (Lagging 75%) and keep no show rate under agreed rate (Currently 10%).

Teaching, training, and supervision

• Participate in monthly clinical supervision – internally or externally.
• To deliver teaching/training/presentations when required. American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology

<-awesome>Skills

• To provide specialist evidence based psychological assessment, formulation and therapy, and make autonomous clinical decisions about own professional practice.
• Provide consultation and advice on psychological therapies to clients, their families and non-psychology colleagues.
• To work with patients across the lifespan (adults and children, unless otherwise agreed).