Senior Psychology Practitioner

About the role

A leading hospital in Dubai, UAE is looking for a Senior Psychology Practitioner. The role provides patient-centred psychological services, including assessment, crisis intervention, counselling and psychotherapy in several modalities and orientations, and develops psychological services while raising mental health awareness.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of mental health policies and procedures.
• Provide clinical supervision for trainees and Master's level staff, and conduct in-service training and community-based programmes.
• Conduct crisis intervention, intake assessments and diagnostic procedures for inpatient and outpatient clients.
• Deliver psychotherapy in individual, couples, family and group formats using evidence-based approaches.
• Carry out psycho-diagnostic assessments, including scoring, interpretation and report writing (for trained professionals only).
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams on patients' psychological needs and patient management.
• Take part in patient advocacy and mental health awareness initiatives, and maintain professional documentation and case records.
• Perform administrative and managerial duties if acting as Head of Section.

Required profile

• Master's degree in psychology or counselling, or an equivalent degree.
• Licensure or registration according to DHA requirements.
• Minimum of 6 years of post-graduate experience.
• Preference for Arabic speakers currently in the UAE with UAE experience.

Required skills

• Interventional techniques
• Clinical knowledge
• Professionalism