Job Description

EXTERNAL VACANCYMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (MSF) – SOMALIA MISSION MSF is an independent humanitarian medical organization providing emergency medical aid to populationsinneed. MSF Somalia mission is seeking a qualified person for the position below:

Job Title: PSYCHOLOGIST– STAFF CARE CONSULTANT

Work Location: SOMALIA _BAIDOA AND MUDUG PROJECTS (1 visit per quarter of about a weekandhourly remote Psychologist at a fixed rate on a need basis in between visits to Somalia)

Start date: AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

Length of contract : ONE YEAR (with possible extension) 

Main Purpose:

Providing psychological support to MSF & MOH staff according to MSF principles, standards andprocedures in order to improve the staff mental health.

Accountabilities

•  Increase the understanding of psychosocial care of staff, managers and leaders within the organization (stressdefinition, reactions, consequences, confidentiality, identification of troubled or at-risk people)
•  Assisting and training staff members and resourceful people whenever necessary in order to promotepsychosocial services and contribute to fighting against MH stigma
• Responding to individual requests and organizing group psycho support sessions.
•  Carrying out evaluation of mental health needs of staff, establishing a diagnosis and creating a plan oftreatment.
•  Providing psychological support and psychotherapy sessions (individual, group) to staff according to MSFprotocols in order to improve their mental health conditions.
•  Collecting statistical and monitoring data about psychological support activities and produce regular and adhoc reports according to MSF standards.
• Informing the PSU coordinator and the medical coordinator about any issues that may arise related to stafftreatment and/or staff behavior-suffering that may be work-related in order to provide the best possible solutionfrom a medical perspective.
•  Ensuring that all staff information is kept confidential.
•  Support the teams in case of critical incidents under the directives and supervision of the PSU with eventualfield visit

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

The MSF mission of Somalia is composed of several projects: currently, Mudug and Baidoa. MSF staff are working in close collaboration with MoH colleagues, focusing on Mother and child Health, in hospital settingsand at community level. The psychological support will be provided on request to MSF & MoH staff working indifferent Health Facilities MSF is supporting.

Some categories of staff are particularly subjectto stress due to their professional activities or to their longlasting leaving conditions in conflict setting, with regular exposure to violences.The psychologist will be responsible to conduct regular and on request, field visits in the different projectlocations, in order to:

•  Raise awareness and promote the services
•  Conduct group session with particularly at risk of stress staff: CHWs, TBAs, MH & SV
•  Provide face to face psychological support to individual on requestIn between, the psychologist consultant will respond to individual request, providing individual psychologicalsupport or psychotherapy session on remote (online service).

The psychologist consultant will produce a monthly report detailing the activities implemented and attend at leasta monthly meeting with his technical supervisor

Experiences and Qualifications

Skills Required

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