Mental Health Clinical Officer

St John of God Hospitaller Services Malawi is a non-profit faith-based healthcare organization established in 1994 to contribute to the development of health for all Malawians including the most vulnerable, marginalized and excluded groups.

With its operations in both Lilongwe and Mzuzu, St John of God Malawi is a key provider of tertiary and community based mental health promotion and care; early intervention services, special need and inclusive education for children with both intellectual and physical disability; vocational training for orphans & vulnerable youth including those with disability; health care and ancillary services for older persons; psychosocial counselling, stress and addiction management services; rehabilitation of street children; self-help group approach for women empowerment and tertiary level training in Psychiatric Nursing, Clinical Medicine-Psychiatry & Mental Health, Psychosocial Counselling and General Nursing.

SJOG would like to fill the following positions based in Lilongwe:

Mental Health Clinical Officer

Reporting to the Team Leader, the Mental Health clinical officer will responsible for providing comprehensive clinical services to clients availing of our services.

Responsibilities (which include, but are not limited to);

• Taking a proactive responsibility in ensuring that patients are assessed, appropriate investigations are done, diagnoses are identified and therapeutic processes are initiated and monitored for patients in the Psychiatric Unit, the Drop-In Centre, Outreach Clinics, and Home Visits.
• Participate in treatment team meetings to discuss the status and progress of clients and recommend specific courses of treatment; assist in developing treatment plans or individualized functional analysis programs:
• Prescribe a wide variety of therapies and interventions based on information obtained and professional, medical judgment
• Accompany nursing staff to community/ outreach clinics where assessment and treatment of clients is done
• Planning, monitoring, and evaluating the implementation of clinical activities in the service as well as in community/ outreach clinics.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Clinical medicine (Mental Health)
• Eager to work with children and adults with intellectual disabilities/mental health problems.
• Be able to manage individuals with mental illness holistically using the biopsychosocial approach.
• Strict adherence to our Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy
• Registered with Malawi Medical Council or other internationally recognized professional bodies
• Two years’ experience in a Psychiatric unit will be an added advantage

How to Apply

Applications with detailed Curriculum Vitae, cover letter and names of three traceable referees should be submitted to the following addresses:

The Chief Executive Officer,
St. John of God Hospitaller Services,
P.О. Box 30167
LILONGWE 3
Email: recruitment@sjog.mw

Closing date: 10th July, 2025.