Clinical Officer-Psychiatry

Skill & Experience

• Degree or Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery.
  
• Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery – Mental Health and Psychiatry
  
• Registered with the Clinical Officers Council and with a valid practicing license.
  
• Minimum of 3 working years with at least one in a mental unit set up.
  
• Strong assessment and diagnostic skills in mental health
  

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments including history-taking, mental status examination, and risk assessments for patients presenting with mental health conditions.
  
• Diagnose and classify mental disorders using internationally recognized diagnostic criteria.
  
• Identify comorbid physical and mental health conditions and manage or refer appropriately.
  
• Perform and interpret relevant investigations including neurological exams to support clinical diagnosis.
  
• Formulate individualized evidence-based treatment plans including pharmacotherapy, psychoeducation, and supportive counselling.
  
• Prescribe and review psychiatric medications in line with the National Treatment Guidelines and Kenya Essential Medicines List.
  
• Monitor patients for therapeutic response, medication side effects, and treatment adherence.
  
• Provide first-line crisis intervention and stabilization for patients presenting with acute psychiatric emergencies.
  
• Coordinate inpatient care including admissions, ward rounds, and discharge planning.
  
• Provide psychoeducation to patients, families, and caregivers on mental health conditions, treatment options, and coping strategies.
  
• Participate in community outreach programs on mental health awareness campaigns.
  
• Work closely with psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, and other health professionals in a multidisciplinary team.
  
• Participate in clinical audits, mortality and morbidity reviews, and quality improvement initiatives within the psychiatric unit.