Coordinator Mental Health Services

VACANCY NOTICE FOR THE POST OF COORDINATOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - ANGUILLA

VACANCY NOTICE FOR THE POST OF

COORDINATOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The Organization:

Applications are invited from suitably qualified serving officers to fill one (1) vacant post of Coordinator Mental Health Services in the Department of Health Services - Anguilla.

The Key functions of the post are to:

Plan and coordinate Psychiatric/Mental Health Services in accordance with the Mental Heath Act and Regulations and ensure the development, dissemination and implementation of policies, procedures, standards and programmes.

• Manage, supervise, monitor and evaluate the operations of the Psychiatric/Mental Health Services section and ensure that individualized patient/client care is of a high standard.

• Assess patients/clients, formulate diagnosis, plan, implement and evaluate care.

• Provide professional advice to public and private sector health professionals, Ministry of Health and relevant Health Authority departments and guidance and counselling to patients/clients and families.

• Identify manpower and resource needs and monitor and evaluate staff performance.

• Perform other related duties as required by the job function.

Personal Qualifications:  

The incumbent must possess well developed theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in general nursing and psychiatric/mental health nursing, skills of work methods, information technology, analytical and diagnostic ability, effective research and investigative skills and interpretative judgment as well as an understanding of the economic, social and cultural characteristics of the society. Additionally the incumbent must possess excellent problem solving skills, interpersonal and communicative skills, human resource management ability, exceptional integrity, exemplary character, be discreet, the ability to work in a team, to gain the confidence, trust and respect of the general public and to maintain strict confidentiality. 

These knowledges and skills are obtained in the process of the acquisition of a Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Diploma in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and a Certificate/Diploma in nursing management and at least five (5) years post qualification experience.

Interested persons should submit a completed application, which includes an updated Curriculum Vitae, Certified/Notarized copies of all Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates, two (2) passport size Photographs, two (2) original references to cover your education and past and present employment.  Please address all applications to:

Director Human Resources (Ag)

Public Administration 

P.O. Box 60

The Valley

Anguilla