Clinical Psychologists x2 TPO Uganda

Job Purpose
The overall purpose of the job is to provide technical support to the project team in mental health and psychosocial support interventions

Responsibilities Related to project implementation
✓ Clinical Supervision: The Clinical Psychologist will be responsible for supervising Social Workers by providing guidance throughout the implementation of the Project MHPSS intervention approach.
✓ Case management system, build up case management repository for the project in accordance to
The standard case management principles and TPO Uganda case management process
✓ Assessment and diagnosis; provide guidance towards the use of the various global and internal assessment tools in relation to the project need and guide on intervention approach in accordance to diagnosis.
✓ Mainstream PSS into all projects activities and build resource materials for MHPSS adaptable to the
Project according to the project theory of change.
✓ Capacity strengthening and enhancement; Training Social Workers, partners and Community Support Structures on MHPSS, mhGAP HIG, PFA and any other skills as required by project objectives and arising needs during implementation provide support supervision, consultation, and mentoring, provide specialized clinical care to beneficiaries, support Social Workers manage difficult MHPSS cases and support run Cognitive Behavioural Therapy sessions, Psychological first Aid, problem management Plus as well as social therapy sessions.
✓ Conduct quarterly review meetings with community support structure members (Crisis team
members, VPAs) to review progress, challenges and developing actions to improve psychosocial work in the settlements/ project scope.

Person Speclflcatlons knowledge and experience
Master’s in clinical psychology. Membership of any psychology association is an added advantage. Research experience and sound clinical practice experience is an added advantage.