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Psychologist/Senior Psychologist
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Choa Chu Kang, Singapore
Listed on 2026-02-01
Listing for:
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Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-01
Job specializations:
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Healthcare
Psychology, Mental Health
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Purpose:
The psychologist is expected to provide a full range of evidence-based and best practices in psychological services to students including conduct psychological assessments, deliver interventions and manage crisis situations. You are also function as a member of the allied professional team to collaborate with stakeholders, maintain professional and ethical standards, undertake research and continuous improvement and uplift professional practice of psychology in education.
Key Responsibilities:- School admission, programme placement, identification of socio-emotional and behavioural needs, progress monitoring, mental capacity for assisted deputyship application programme.
- Conduct vocational profiling and facilitate the combination of report meeting.
- Conduct admission screening to ensure fitted school placement.
- Select and administer screening and assessment tools (e.g. BASC, mood disorder checklist).
- Select and administer standardised psychological assessment for mental capacity assessment.
- Prepare assessment resources and protocol for mental capacity assessments so as to contextualise to the needs of the student.
- Prepare assessment report including scoring and interpretation.
- Make recommendation and conclusion based on assessment results.
- Guide junior psychologist in psychological assessments including selection, test administration, and report writing.
- Conduct individual intervention.
- Conduct group intervention.
- Guide junior psychologist in case conceptualisation, treatment planning and progress monitoring.
- Lead in the design and crafting of group intervention.
- Recognise signs and symptoms of distress.
- Provide crisis intervention.
- Administer suicide risk assessment.
- Make recommendation for follow-up actions after the crisis.
- Guide junior psychologist in crisis intervention including recognising signs and symptoms of distress, soft‑skills to de‑escalate students in distress, and conduct risk assessment.
- Conduct psychological debriefing session after the crisis.
- Conduct training for stakeholders (e.g. employer education, staff induction).
- Conduct specialised training (e.g. CARE Kit training, Understanding self‑harm behaviour).
- Lead in the design and customisation of training to meet needs of stakeholders.
- Collect and collate data to measure training effectiveness.
- Evaluate and review effectiveness of training design to ensure overall training objectives are met.
- Provide guidance to junior staff on assessment, case intervention so as to adhere to both organisational and psychological guidelines.
- Provide thought leadership in the design of the various portfolios in psychology discipline.
- Provide ongoing guidance to junior psychologist or intern in their key responsibilities and functions.
- Digitization of reports.
- Documentation of clinical duties.
- Assist in preparing and submitting Key Review Area (KRA) and targets to AP Manager.
- Carry out other administrative duties assigned by AP Manager.
- Possess a Masters in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology from an accredited university and be registered/eligible for registration with SRP or an equivalent professional body.
- Possess a minimum of 5 years of work related experience with relevant exposure in the area of intellectual disability or other related disabilities.
- Expertise and familiarity in conducting and interpreting psychological assessment.
- Proficient in a range of evidence‑based therapeutic interventions.
- Skilled in crisis intervention and management.
- Ability to provide training to stakeholders.
- Dedicated to ongoing professional development through clinical supervision.
- Provide leadership in assigned initiatives.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other allied professionals in the department and with teachers and caregivers.
- Candidate with Masters in Applied Psychology/ Clinical Psychology without the required minimum years of work related experience will be considered for the position of Psychologist.
- Working
Location:
Choa Chu Kang.
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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