Job Description: The position of Senior Resident cum Consultant Psychiatrist is offered under the National Tele Mental Health Programme (Tele MANAS). The role combines clinical, research, academic, and tele-psychiatry responsibilities. This is a contractual position funded under NHM and guided by DIMHANS and other designated supervisory institutions.
Website: http://dimhans.karnataka.gov.in
Location: Dharwad, Karnataka
Vacancies: 02
Salary: Rs. 80,000/- consolidated per month
(Incentives for calls attended at night similar to a Sanjeevani)
Essential Qualification:
- MD/DNB/DPM Psychiatry
- Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking Kannada language
- Qualifications obtained from institutes of repute.
- Academic honors such as University Gold Medal, grants, fellowships, awards.
- Additional qualifications and competencies in addition to MBBS and MD.
- Clinical and/or research experience in Telemedicine and/or Tele training.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary research teams.
- Indexed scientific publications.
Roles and responsibilities:
- Clinical, research and academic responsibilities under the consultant psychiatrist and the designated states/union territories (to work as a tier-2 specialist, providing both audio/video consultations)
- Closure of the loop of care under respective Senior consultant psychiatrist
- Clinical responsibilities in helping Persons with Mental Illness (PWMI) and other users of Tele-MANAS in domains of their expertise
- Development of curate content of modules and manuals for service delivery
- Training of cadres of students, workers and lay persons in mental health screening, telephonic counselling, referral and appropriate management
- Teaching and training of residents/trainees in Psychiatry, especially tele-mental health
- High quality scientific research to assess the need, efficacy and effectiveness of tele-mental health delivery
- Need to take calls at night also when in need
- Any other work assigned by the authorities
Upper Age Limit: 40 years
Duration: Initial appointment will be for a period of eleven months. Further extendable based on the performance of the candidate.
How to apply/Contact details:
Apply with required documents (CV, qualification proof, etc.) from the website
- Application fee: ₹1000/- for Gen/OBC; ₹500/- for SC/ST. Payable as DD in favor of The Director, DIMHANS, Dharwad
- Submit applications by post or in person to: The Director, DIMHANS, Dharwad
- Contact:
- Email: telemanas.dimhans@gmail.com
- Phone: 08362447055
Application form at: https://dimhans.karnataka.gov.in