Job Description
Postgraduate Medical Education at AKU strives to instill critical-thinking and analysis into its graduates to promote evidence-based health care and research abiding by the principles of ethics and professionalism. Each programme is carefully structured to produce skilled technologists and to facilitate a process of broad professional and personal development.

Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Associate Dean, PGME and Associate Director, Counseling & Development Services, the incumbent will be responsible to provide effective counselling services to post-graduate trainees and assist in developing programmes and resources for trainees resilience and positive mental wellbeing. Other job responsibilities include:
enhancing psychological wellbeing of trainees through counseling sessions, setting and achieving therapeutic goals and maintaining session records of trainees progress
increasing self-awareness and coping skills through workshops, counseling sessions, and psychological assessments
identifying environmental stressors having an impact on trainees wellbeing and making recommendations to authorities
developing programs for trainees wellbeing by liaising with SD&C members and other relevant personnel
researching, analysing and developing material, as and when required
effectively collaborating with other departments for wellbeing by receiving and making referrals.

Requirements:
You must have:
a Master’s degree in Psychology. MPhil in Clinical/Educational Psychology is preferred
at least 2 years of training in counselling/psychotherapy and psychological assessments
minimum 2 years of counselling/psychotherapy in educational or clinical settings with adolescent and adult populations and some experience of psycho-educational work
knowledge of counselling theories and techniques
research experience preferably with at least one publication
ability to conduct psychological assessments and write reports
excellent oral and written communication skills in English
strong public speaking and presentation skills
proficiency in MS Word and MS PowerPoint.

Apply
Please send your detailed CV to humman.resources@aku.edu and mention the position number “10040318” in the subject line.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Applications should be submitted latest by September 11, 2020