Psychologist, Psychological Medicine

Job Description:

A Psychologist provides an array of psychological services, encompassing both psychological therapies as well as psychometric assessments, for patients with psychological conditions / psychological co-morbidities. The Psychologist works under the supervision of a Senior Psychologist.

Responsibilities and Duties

You will be responsible for the following:

• To establish competence in conducting routine psychometric assessments competently, and generate coherent reports assimilating assessment findings with understanding of psychopathology. To communicate findings effectively to the referral source.
• To conduct diagnostic interviews and arrive at a clinical diagnosis for common psychiatric / medical conditions.
• To formulate treatment plans and implement simple psychological interventions, both in individual as well as group formats, for all the common psychiatric conditions.
• To contribute to the development of material, e.g. for clinical intervention protocols, or for structured group therapy.
• To acquire skills in communicating and working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• To seek clinical supervision to improve clinical competency.
• To contribute to team level operational tasks, as well as participate in research projects as a member of the research team.

Job Requirements:

Qualification:

• Master of Psychology. Preferred specializations: Clinical, Child, Health, Educational, Neuropsychology.
• Masters level graduates, with relevant work/ internship experience prior to / during Master’s training.

Experience:

• Clinical skills (Diagnostic, Assessments, Psychotherapy), with adequate hours of supervised practicum to meet registration requirement with the with the Singapore Register of Psychologists, within the first year of work.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Competent in IT skills.