Senior Resident cum Consultant Psychiatrist at Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS), Dharwad

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:

Application form at:  https://dimhans.karnataka.gov.in

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