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Job Title
Psychiatrist
Job Reference
MW-Ex2
Partner Organisation
Zomba Mental Hospital
Country
Malawi
Job Description
The Zomba Mental Hospital is the larger of two such hospitals in Malawi and acts as a national referral hospital for all psychiatric patients. There is one psychiatrist, one psychiatric clinical officer, 7 psychiatric registered nurses and a team of 11 enrolled psychiatrist nurses all of whom are based at the hospital. There is a need for more support and VSO has received a request for short-term Psychiatrist volunteers to provide on-going rolling support over a 12-month period.
The main duties of the volunteer will be to provide mental health care services to patients at the Hospital and the community that benefits from the services of the hospital; teaching and supervising medical students, nursing students, psychiatric students, paramedical students, intern doctors, intern clinical officer; advising the Head of Department and Ministry of Health and Population on all matters of psychiatric patient care related policies; and mainstreaming HIV/AIDS activities for patients and or staff and community of the hospital.
The first short-term volunteer placement will run February 2008 – June 2008, the second June 2008 – September 2008 and the third volunteer September 2008 – February 2009. VSO is also recruiting other volunteers to work in the Hospital including Occupational Therapists and Clinical Psychologists.
Requirements
Essential:
- Qualified Doctor specialised in Psychiatry, with current registration
- Minimum 2 years postgraduate experience. To work as a specialist or consultant in Malawi, a prospective candidate must have held the position of psychiatrist or consultant in a hospital and done hands on work as a psychiatrist or consultant for a minimum of 2 years
- Skills in general adult psychiatry
- Research experience added advantage
- Must be able/willing to train others
- Must show commitment to learning
Start date and Duration
Feb 2008 - June 2008 / June 2008 - Sept 2008 / Sept 2008 - Feb 2009
Apply now or find out more
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