Heartland Alliance Limited recruiting Mental Health Nurse(FSP) in Suleja Niger State
Mental Health Nurse (FSP)
Job Title: Mental Health Nurse (FSP)
Location: Suleja, Niger State
Position Type: (Consultant)
Join the Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte Team to provide the essential program support necessary to implement HALG’s innovative programs serving marginalized and vulnerable communities.
Background
Heartland Alliance LTD/GTE (HALG) Nigeria is a leading mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) service provider working for vulnerable and marginalized populations. Currently, HALG is building on years of expertise and experience delivering trauma-informed evidence-based care to scale up MHPSS services for disadvantage and underserved populations in need of biopsychosocial, substance and other behavioural health interventions. The HALG Centre for Biopsychosocial Medicine (CBM) is designed to serve as a treatment hub for all persons with mild, moderate and severe mental, neurological, substance and psychosocial disorders. The centre is established to provide an interdisciplinary psychiatric, psychological, behavioural, and social consultation for both HALG program participants and external service users who present or report to have mental and psychosocial health complaints requiring non-specialized and/or specialized care.
Job Summary
The Mental Health Nurse will serve as a Focal Service Provider (FSP) within a team of professional and medical staff that includes clinical psychologists, doctors, social workers, counsellors and psychiatrists. They will be expected to offer a range of biopsychosocial support services based on the identified client care requirements in collaboration with other team members.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Building relationships, reassuring, listening and talking to clients.
• Addressing client’s treatment ambivalence, combating stigma and helping clients and their families/caregivers to manage concerns related to accessing or receiving care.
• Caring for clients mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions - building relationships and responding to their physical and emotional needs.
• Administering clients' medications and treatments - and monitoring results.
• Dealing with the specific symptoms of mental illness, de-escalating stressful situations and helping clients to overcome challenges.
• Interacting with clients' families/caregivers and other care staff - offering support and information on clients' conditions including need for treatment modification.
• Preparing and maintaining clients’ records, producing care plans and risk assessments.
• Organizing group therapy sessions, including social and artistic events, aimed at promoting clients' mental recovery.
• Encouraging and reminding clients to take part in therapeutic activities such as cohort sessions, support groups, 12-steps programs, art and role play.
• Liaising with other professionals to provide evidence-based treatment that is individualized and client-centered.
• Writing, documenting and updating client’s treatment records.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, the prospective candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the background, knowledge, skill, and/or competency required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
• Nursing degree, and prior experience working in a rehabilitation/psychiatric setting.
• Good knowledge of medications used in managing common mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) conditions.
• Must be licensed with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
Skills and Competency
To be successful in this role, the candidate is expected to be able to demonstrate the following skills and competencies:
• A positive attitude in working with marginalized, vulnerable, under resourced and/or persons who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments.
• An understanding of the social determinants of health that affect lives of marginalized, vulnerable and under-resourced communities.
• A demonstrated understanding of and commitment to issues around ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in a work setting.
This job description may be reviewed at any time by HALG to reflect emerging program dynamics.
Other Competencies
·Time Management – Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time, and complete projects in a fast-paced, changing environment with minimal supervision.
·Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
·Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively.
·Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
·Cultural Sensitivity – Respect the cultural environment in which a person is working and does not act in a manner that is outwardly offensive to the local community.
·Non-discriminatory- Do not discriminate against persons based on sexual orientation or gender identity, age, preferred jobs, or behavioral habits.
Language Skills
·Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
Computer Skills
·Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook/Exchange, Windows operating systems, and PowerPoint.
·Other software routinely used by Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte.
Work Environment
·The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
·The employee may be required to travel regularly to often insecure and limited-resource environments.
Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte...Towards Excellence and Impact.
Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing).
Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation, abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct, and is committed to promoting the human rights of children, young people, and adults. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
Heartland Alliance Ltd/Gte provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
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