Clinical Psychologist

Job Description:

Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan (AKHS, P), runs one of the largest not-for-profit private healthcare systems in the country, with a focus on the regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Its core focus includes initiatives for hard-to-reach populations through services like outreach clinics, training of community midwives to provide low-cost health services in remote areas, screening for non-communicable diseases, and digital health solutions.

Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan, is looking for a competent Clinical Psychologist for Aga Khan Health Service, Pakistan – HUnza

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular consulting in-person clinics and teleconsultations.
• Gather and maintain patient information and records through a mobile application and HMIS, including social and medical history obtained from patients, relatives, and other professionals.
• Conduct psychometric testing for diagnosing mental health-related problems.
• Conduct psychotherapeutic intervention for mental disorders and emotional, behavioral and relationship issues for individuals, families, and groups.
• Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.
• Provide psychological support services, assess, and help patients with psychological problems of all types and levels of severity, including:
  • anxiety, including adjustment disorders, generalized anxiety states, phobias, and panic attacks.

  • depression, ranging from adjustment disorders to severe clinical depression.

  • problems with personal relationships, including communication with health and social care professionals

  • Psychosexual difficulties (such as erectile dysfunction and loss of libido)

  • alcohol and drug-related problems

  • personality disorder

  • deliberate self-harm.

  • psychotic illness

  • organic brain syndromes
• Consultation, supervision, and staff support
• Training and Development of community-based health care providers on early identification and referrals.
• Research activities (if and when required)
  
  Required Qualification & Experience

• Minimum BSC Hons/MSc with PGD in Clinical psychology preferred.
• Minimum 6 Months of experience.
• Should have an aptitude for working in a multidisciplinary team.
• Team working skills.
• Problem-solving skills
• Good time management
• Good communication and team-building skills.

AKHS is committed to reducing our impact on the climate and the environment and has set itself the goal of striving for net-zero carbon operations by 2030. All staff are expected to take part in making this a reality. The Clinical Psychologist is expected to identify and understand which aspects of his/her work have the most impact on the environment, and define tasks, work, and personal goals within his/her work plan to reduce these impacts and bring AKHS closer to net zero.
Interested candidates meeting the criteria can apply by December 08, 2025