Clinical Psychologist @ Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan

Job Summary

Job Summary

Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P) runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through services like outreach clinics, training of community midwives to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.

Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan is looking for competent Clinical Psychologist for Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan – Gupis/Phander.

Role and  Responsibilities

• Conduct regular consulting in-person clinics and teleconsultation.
• Gather and maintain patient information and records through mobile application and HMIS, including social and medical history obtained from patients, relatives, and other professionals.
• Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.

Provide psychological support services, assess, and help patients with psychological problems of all types and levels of severity, including:

• anxiety, including adjustment disorders, generalized anxiety states, phobias, and panic attacks.
• depression, ranging from adjustment disorders to severe clinical depression.
• problems with personal relationships, including communication with health and social care    professionals
• Psychosexual difficulties (such as erectile dysfunction and loss of libido)
• alcohol and drug-related problems
• personality disorder
• deliberate self-harm.
• psychotic illness
• organic brain syndromes

Provide Psychological therapy for individuals, families, and groups.

• Consultation, supervision, and staff support
• Training and Development and Psycho Education of individuals and families suffering from mental illness.
• Research activities (if and when required)

Required Skills

Skills and Qualification:

Education, Experience & Competencies

• Minimum BSC Hons/MSc with PGD in Clinical psychology preferred.
• Minimum 1 years of experience in a clinical unit of a hospital.
• Should have an aptitude for working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Team working skills.
• Problem-solving skills
• Good time management
• Good communication and team building skills.

AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on climate and the environment and have set ourselves the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff is expected to take part in making this a reality. The Clinical Psychologist, accompanied with his/her Line Manager is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.

Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply latest by July 10, 2025