Consultant Psychologist at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Main Purpose

• The psychologist / psychiatric consultant will be providing Staff Care Unit will cooperate providing psychosocial support to the teams, either in individual or in group sessions.
• The psychologist will have direct communication and will depend functionally on the Staff Care Unit (psy support), and hierarchically of the medical coordination in the mission.

Job Description

• To provide mental health support to MSF, national staff either in group or individual sessions at the field level and coordination.
• Visiting MSF projects in Zamfara state to provide Mental health and psychosocial support to staff.
• In case of an urgent need, provide psychological support to the national staff members affected (group and individual debriefing) when delegated by the Staff Care Unit.
• Employing an empathetic and non-judgmental clinical approach in carrying out evaluation of mental health needs of MSF Spain staff and establishing a diagnosis and a plan of treatment.
• Identify the major stressors to staff in the projects and recommend possible solutions to medical coordination and project medical referent.
• Providing psychological support and psychotherapy sessions (individual, family, group) to patients according to MSF protocols to improve the mental health conditions of MSF Nigeria staff.
• Developing and sharing tools for psychosocial and mental health interventions.
• Developing and facilitating workshops and trainings relevant to psycho-social issues the teams are facing in the field such as stress management, psychological first aid, vicarious trauma, burnout, and trauma.
• Assisting and training staff members and resourceful people whenever necessary to enhance the scope of MH activities. Working in close collaboration with translators to ensure appropriate terminology and behavior during sessions.
• Collecting and reporting statistical and monitoring data about staff support activities.
• Providing immediate MHPSS intervention in case of a critical incident within the mission.
• Ensuring that all patient information is kept confidential.

Requirements
Education:

• Essential Degree or Diploma in Psychology.

Experience:

• Essential 5 years experience minimum as a psychologist.
• Essential clinical experience.
• Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGOs in developing countries.

Language:

• Mission language is essential.
• Local language desirable.

Knowledge:

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel, and internet).

Salary

• Consultancy Fee: Level 10 + Allowance
• According to MSF National Salary Scale