Psychologist (Clinical)*

National University Polyclinics; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Singapore is seeking a Clinical Psychologist to provide mental health services to patients in an outpatient setting. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, providing consultations, and developing training programs for healthcare professionals. The ideal candidate possesses a MA/MSC in Applied Psychology and has at least one year of counseling experience with chronic health issues.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience counselling patients in an outpatient setting.
• Registered with the Singapore Registrar of Psychologists preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical interviews, screenings, and assessments.
• Provide individual and/or group consultations to patients.
• Develop and evaluate mental health programs.

Skills

Therapeutic skills for managing chronic diseases

Ability to work independently

Education

MA/MSC in Applied Psychology

Job description

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Institution: National University Polyclinics

You will provide direct services to patients with chronic and mental health issues through conducting clinical interviews, screening, and assessments in an outpatient setting. You will provide individual and/or group consultations to patients, and implement steps to enhance and facilitate collaboration and integration of services among the multi-disciplinary team at the polyclinic and the NUHS cluster. As part of the Psychology team, you will develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate mental health programs that aim to improve patient care quality, both qualitatively and quantitatively.

You will design, implement, monitor, and evaluate in-house training and development curricula for psychologists, allied health, and medical professionals to enhance service quality, as measured by clinical outcome indicators, and perform clinical administration.

Requirements:

• MA/MSC in Applied Psychology (Clinical / Counselling Psychology)
• At least 1 year of experience counselling patients with chronic health and psychiatric issues in an outpatient setting
• Registered with the Singapore Registrar of Psychologists is preferred
• Interest in Primary Care Psychology and demonstrated therapeutic skills for managing chronic diseases, prevention, and population health
• Ability to work independently in managing clinical services at Polyclinics
• Willing to travel to different Polyclinics within NUP