Regional Clinical Psychologist ALH 3

Southern Regional Health Authority
Compassion | Accountability | Respect | Efficiency
3 Brumalia Road, Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica WI
Tel: (876) 625-0612-3 / 962-9491 / 962-8232
Website: www.srha.gov.jm

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Health &  Wellness responsible for the management and  operation of Public Health Services within the  Parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St.  Elizabeth, invites applications from suitably  qualified persons for the following position in the REGIONAL OFFICE: 
Regional Clinical Psychologist (HPC/ALH 3 – Level 13) - VACANT

Salary range: $5,863,044 – $6,969,317 per annum and any allowance(s) attached to the post).

Job Purpose
Under the general direction of the Regional  Psychiatrist and the Regional HIV/STI/tb  Coordinator, the Regional Clinical Psychologist  has clinical responsibilities regarding HIV and  the mentally challenged and their families,  children and families referred to the Child  Guidance Clinics (CGCs). This includes the  responsibility of ensuring that children,  adolescents and their parents are provided with  optimum mental health care through evaluation,  diagnosis and management of clients,  networking with schools, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), other agencies and  through public education. Additionally, the  Regional Clinical Psychologist will provide  psychotherapy for adults in treatment facilities. 

Qualification and Experience

• PHd. Degree in Clinical Psychology;
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in  Child Psychology and Counselling;
• Minimum of three (3) years’ experience  working with HIV/mentally challenged  patients;
• Experience in individual and group  counselling would be an asset.

Responsibilities

Core

• Monitoring the targets for all Psychologists  across the region;
• Preparing strategic and operational plans.
• Co-ordinating and implementing the Child & Adolescent Mental Health project. Ensuring participation in client services,  case conferences, staff meetings;
• Participating in the preparation of yearly  programme plans for the child and adolescent facilities in the Region and  regional plan for the Child Guidance  Clinics. Participating in the quarterly review of these programme plans;
• Participating in the preparation of monthly,  quarterly and annual reports and any other  reports as deemed necessary;
• Facilitating and conducting research on  child and adolescent mental health issues;
• Representing the Child Guidance Clinic at  meetings called by other government  departments and agencies and makes  presentations as requested by the Director  of the clinic;
• Providing psychotherapy for adults in  treatment facilities;
• Preparing yearly clinical psychology programme plans for the People Living  with HIV (PLHIV) facilities in the Region;
• Preparing yearly clinical psychology  programme plans for the People who are  mentally challenged in the Region;
• Facilitating and conducting research on  issues related to mental health and  adolescents and adults living with HIV;
• Representing the HIV/STI/Mental Health  Programmes at meetings called by other  government departments and agencies  and makes presentations as requested;
• Providing psychotherapy for mental health  patients, adolescents and adults, both in  the infected and affected in HIV treatment  facilities;

Supervisory

• Supervision of Professional Staff –  Psychologists, Medical Social Workers,  Mental Health Officers, Psychiatric Nursing Aides working in the Child Guidance Clinic;
• Supervision of clerical staff to ensure  optimum client services and that the quality of record keeping maintained;
• Providing the necessary supervision and  guidance for professionals in training who  are assigned to the clinic for practical  experience;
• Networking with professional staff in other  Child Guidance Clinics in order to provide  supervision, support and the sharing of  information to facilitate better management of clients;

Direct Client Service/Professional 

• Evaluation of children and adolescents  who are referred to or walk into the clinic to facilitate diagnosis and management;
• Planning and implementing management  strategies for children and adolescents with behavioural, emotional and psychiatric  disorders and for their families. Providing  crisis consultation, Counselling and  therapeutic techniques with mentally  challenged patients and PLHIV to include  Individual Psychotherapy, Group Therapy,  Family Therapy and Parenting Sessions;
• Conducting school and home visits to  gather information, which facilitates  effective evaluation and management of  clients;
• Working with Guidance Counsellors and  Teachers to sensitize them regarding the  identification and basic management of  behavioural and emotional problems and  conduct group work in schools to reduce  the out of school hours for children with  mild to moderate behaviour problems;
• Liaising with other agencies, for example,  the Child Protection and Family Services  Agency (CPFSA), the Family Court, MICO  Care, PATH, JFLL, JFLAG, JN+ and the  Police to facilitate information sharing and  effective referral and management of  clients;
• Preparing Mental Status Examination  reports and progress reports for the clients  seen in the clinic for Family Court, Child  Development Agency, School and other  interested agencies;
• Delivering educational talks/presentation to civic groups, schools, parent teachers  associations, churches and other  community-based organizations on topics  related to child and adolescent mental health, child development and parenting;
• Participating in the training of health and  non-health professionals in areas of Child  and Adolescent Mental Health assessment  and management of the Traumatized child  (Child Abuse), Normal and Abnormal Child  Development and Parenting, Foster  Parents, Community Health Aides, Police,  Child Care Officers, Social Workers and  Nursing Students;
• Participating in the training of health and  non-health professionals in areas of  discrimination and stigma, complaints  mechanism, financial limitation, disclosure,  Psycho-social support, and the referral processes;
• Developing and providing psychological  counselling and guidance services which  assist the mentally challenged and PLHIV  including Adolescents and their families.

Note

Applications along with resume should be sent no later than Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

We will only accept applications by email.

Please indicate in the ‘subject line’ of your email the name of the position for which you are applying.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

Director, Human Resource Management & Development
Southern Regional Health Authority
3 Brumalia Road
Mandeville, 

Manchester

Email: jobs@srha.gov.jm

Base Salary: Undisclosed