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Mental Health Officer/Psychiatrist

We are currently prioritising applicants who speak French (A2 level) and who have experience with working with other NGOs or in low resource settings.

Our Mental Health Specialists play a vital role while working with people suffering from various levels of distress related to conflict or natural disasters, with victims of sexual violence or people living with HIV/AIDS. In addition, they are also involved in developing – programmes and to train local mental health workers.

Essential criteria

Formal education and post qualification in one of the following: Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Social work (with additional psychological therapy qualification), Psychiatry (with additional psychological therapy qualification)
Currently licensed to practice one of the above areas with independent licensed clinical practice ( for Psychiatrists )
Experience working in the field of HIV/AIDS, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Sexual Violence, Tuberculosis (TB) care
Experience in managing and training mental health workers
Experience in the clinical supervision of others and treating trauma-related problems
Experience with emergency mental health/crisis interventions
Ability to work as part of a multicultural and multi-disciplinary team
Willingness to work in unstable areas and ability to cope in a difficult and unpredictable environment
Available for a minimum of 9-12 months
Knowledge of French language will be an asset

What do we offer

MSF packages reflect the humanitarian spirit of volunteerism as well as recognising the high level of professionals we recruit.

That includes:

Round trip economy air travel;
Accommodation and transportation during your contract (including briefings and debriefings);
Monthly indemnity based on your experience and MSF salary structure;
Field Per diem allowance in local currency based on the cost of living in project country;
Insurance covering health, luggage, professional liability, repatriation, accidents and flights;
Pre- and post-mission health checks.

Career with MSF

Besides the practical considerations, there are many intangible benefits. Working for MSF is a challenging and rewarding personal and professional experience that allows you to help people in a very real way. MSF encourages field workers to continue working for the organisation beyond their first mission, and we offer various career opportunities to our field workers.

Responsibilities

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 diagnosis and treatment of severe and common mental health disorders according to MSF guidelines.
Participate as a member of the mental health team when present and offer supervision and support to national psychologists and counsellors.
Ensure that guidelines and psychotropic medications from MSF standard drug list are available in the project
Ensure that proper information on treatment and follow-up are collected in order to monitor the provision of care.
Evaluate in-country available psychiatric services including possibilities for psychiatric hospitalization and the quality of these services.
Form a relationship with MoH and exploration of sustainability of psychiatric treatment.
Establish collaboration/communication with medical specialities in the project in order to achieve a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.

Languages

We’re currently looking for a Mental Health Officer/Psychiatrist with a good hold on French language.
You must be able to speak a minimum A2 level of French.
Your language level may be tested during the recruitment process.