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- Médecins Sans Frontières / أطباء بلا حدود Psychiatrists implement and improve treatments for patients with mental health conditions, using strategies and tools adapted to the context and culture in which they are working.
Responsibilities:
- Provide treatment for patients suffering from severe and common psychiatric disorders, paying special attention to the cultural context.
- Participate as a member of the mental health team when present and offer supervision and support to national psychologists and counselors.
- Ensure that guidelines and psychotropic medications from the MSF standard drug list are available in the project.
- Ensure that proper data regarding treatments and follow up are collected (for the purpose of monitoring the provision of care).
- Evaluate psychiatric services available in-country, including possibilities for psychiatric hospitalisation, and the quality of those services.
- Establish collaboration/communication with medical specialties in order to achieve a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.
- Train and supervise national and international staff in the diagnosis and treatment of severe and common mental health disorders according to MSF guidelines.
Job Requirements
Requirements:
- Psychiatry specialization qualification.
- Recent clinical experience (at least six months within the last 24 months).
- Experience of working with vulnerable populations, in violent contexts, intercultural exposure, treating patients.
- Experience with cognitive behavioral techniques and counselling.
- IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Fluency in English and/or French; any other languages are an asset (Spanish, Portuguese, Russian).
- Available for a minimum of six months.
- Commitment to MSF’s work and values.
- Strong team player.
- Willingness to work in all kinds of contexts worldwide, including unstable areas.
- Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural team.
- Flexible and able to manage stress.
- Self-driven with a solution-oriented approach.
- Ability to train others.
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- Experience working in developing countries.
- People management experience.