Naufar is Qatar’s national substance use disorder center for treatment, prevention, professional education and research. Naufar was established in 2017 by Emiri Decree, that recognized that addiction is a health issue. Naufar treats over 1000 patients and their families each year. Our services are evidence-based and culturally- adapted to the GCC. Our facilities include over 120 beds (in-patient treatment, residential rehabilitation) and extensive out-patient treatment and recovery interventions.
Naufar is expanding and is looking to recruit a range of clinical staff with competence in SUD including consultant addiction psychiatrists; nurses; psychologists and counsellors. Clinical staff must be fluent in Arabic and English.
Job Accountabilities:
Specific responsibilities:
Clinical Psychologists assume the responsibility for the delivery of effective psychological services that include but are not limited to:
1. Specialized clinical psychological assessments and diagnosis for patients
referred to the team based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex psychological data from a variety of sources including psychological and neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with patients, family members and others involved in the patient’s care.
2. Provide clinical formulations and comprehensive written reports regarding assessments, questionnaire or tests.
3. Provide specialized clinical psychological input to the patients including assessment results and proposed clinical psychological interventions.
4. Implement treatment plans for the formal clinical psychological treatment and/or management of psychological problems, based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the problems, and employing Evidence-Based strategies and methods of proven efficacy, across the full range of care settings.
5. Implement a range of clinical psychological interventions, adjusting and refining psychological formulations drawing upon different explanatory models and maintaining several provisional hypotheses.
6. Apply and adapt Evidence-Based psychosocial interventions.
7. Utilize current evidence-base, including recent research findings, and best available evidence to guide psychological practice.
8. Evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of both new and established interventions and technologies using recognized outcome measures.
9. Evaluate and makes decisions about treatment options considering both theoretical and therapeutic models and highly complex factors concerning historical and developmental processes that have shaped the individual.
10. Review relevant medical records to understand cases better.
11. Provide specialized clinical psychological advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to patient’s formulation, diagnosis and treatment plans.
12. Provide individual, group therapy and family interventions in variety of settings as needed.
13. Make sure that both patients and their family's participation is integrated with the overall treatment plan.
Professional/ Academic Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in clinical psychology
- Bachelor's degree in psychology
Certification/ Licensure:
- Candidates should have a valid license/registration certificate accompanying the required years of experience.
Experience:
- 5 years’ work experience in clinical psychology out of 2 years postgraduate (MSCP) relevant experience to Substances Use Disorders.
