Psychologist (Port Sudan) – MSF Holland
Job Description
| Reports to | Medical Coordinator/Deputy Medical Coordinator/MTL while in the project |
| Job Family: | Medical |
| Location: | Port Sudan |
| Salary: | 1,065 USD |
| Deadline: | 30/11/2023 |
Main Purpose
The staff health counselor provides psychosocial, and mental health support to national staff and in case of incidents to international staff. You receive technical support and clinical supervision from the Staff Health Unit Amsterdam.
Accountabilities
- Provision of psychosocial and mental health support for national staff both in groups and individually
- Identification and assessment of stress-related issues and mental health (exposures to traumatic events, vicarious trauma, burnouts, compassionate fatigue, and personal factors), improving staff coping mechanisms
- Referral/ case manage clients in need of psychiatric support
- Organization of psycho-education and self-help group sessions for the national staff
- Liaise and build a local professional network of mental health professional
- Management of clear boundaries between individual support and operations
- Design psycho-education material for national staff
- Data monitoring and reporting
- Keep strict confidentiality
MSF Section/Context-Specific Accountabilities
- Support Sudan mission (i.e Gedaref/Taneidba, Omdurman, Jazeera, South Darfur Projects)
- Your role focuses on the staff and no role/ activities in the mental health programs for the MSF beneficiaries.
- Work in collaboration with the MTLs at the project level/ medical coordination to support staff health, ensuring positive mental health for project staff to enhance productivity.
- Promote healthy behaviors and prevention of diseases among staff through share of information.
- Provide training and information to staff on psychological well-being and stress management.
- Provide support during a crisis. carry out assessment, and diagnostic tests, give individual, family, and group psychotherapy
- Support projects in the management of poor performance among project staff.
- May support the project team during conflict resolution
- Part of the work might be through remote support as well as with travel to different locations.
Requirements
| Education | Licensed Clinical Psychologist Desirable: Masters Psychology, clinical social work |
| Experience | Essential 2 years’ experience minimum as a clinical psychologist Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGOs in developing countries Clinical experience in a health setting, cognitive behavioral treatment experience, and previous staff health counseling experience. Experience supporting people exposed to vicarious trauma. |
| Languages | Fluent in English and Arabic |
| Knowledge | Desirable computer literacy (word, excel, and Internet); Proven ability to manage organizational boundaries, organizational psychology background |
| Competencies | Essential 2 years experience minimum as a clinical psychologist Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGOs in developing countries Clinical experience in a health setting, cognitive behavioral treatment experience, and previous staff health counseling experience. Experience supporting people exposed to vicarious trauma. |
How to Apply
Interested candidates are requested to send their CVs & copies of educational and experience certificates to the HAC Labour office, Port Sudan
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