Psychiatrist

Main Purpose:

• To collaborate with MSF medical staff on the integration of psychiatric treatment with basic health-care services in order to insure the treatment of patients suffering from severe and common psychiatric disorders.

Accountabilities:

• Provide treatment for patients suffering from severe and common psychiatric disorders with specific attention to the cultural context
• Provide training and supervision to national and international medical staff (doctors and nurses) on the understanding of MH according to MSF guidelines
• Participate as a member of the mental health team when present and offer support to psychologists in the case management
• Ensure that proper information on treatment and follow up collected in order to monitor the provision of care.
• Ensure proper handling of patient information and confidentiality.
• Evaluate available psychiatric services including possibilities for psychiatric hospitalization and the quality of these services.
• Provide support to the case management team as follow-up for the psychiatric patients’ referred to external health care facilities.
• To be the link between psychiatric hospital and MSF clinic, in order to create continuity of care between admission and out-patient care
• Establish and ensure the regular collaboration/communication with medical specialties in the project in order to achieve a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
• Participate in team meeting and case discussion.