Psychologist
Job Description
Title: Psychologist
Company Name: MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology
∎ Skills Required: Computer skills,Health,public health
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Health, NGO/ Other Services, public health
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Carrying out evaluation of mental health needs of patients and establishing a diagnosis and a plan of treatment. Informing the patient and his/her relatives about the possible consequences of the illness and the drug treatment to follow and referring patients to other health professionals whenever necessary, in order to provide the most appropriate treatment and improve the patient’s condition
∎ • Implementing the Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol, identifying possible victims of SGBV and referring them to the medical team so that they receive the necessary treatment.
∎ • Providing psychological support and psychotherapy sessions (individual, family, group) to patients according to MSF protocols in order to improve their mental health conditions
∎ • 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 statistical and monitoring data about mental health activities
∎ • Informing the supervisor and the medical team about any issues or problems that may arise related to patients’ treatment in order to provide the best possible solution from a medical perspective
∎ • Ensuring that all patient information is kept confidential.
∎ • Ensuring the implementation of referral strategy between MSF departments and outside MSF with the support of MHAM
∎ • Ensuring the patient flow within the mental health unit is maintained between counselors and the MHGap doctors
∎ • Working closely with the MHGap doctors on the case progress and updating the MHS/MHAM
∎ • Identifying vulnerable cases like SGBV, moderate to severe MH conditions, children, pregnant women and providing psychological interventions according to the condition
∎ • Regularly filling the line sheet of first and follow up consultations and submitting on time to MHAM
∎ • Participate actively in trainings, case discussions arranged within the MSF department
∎ • Reviewing case files with the support of MHAM to plan progress , closure and adapt of treatment plans
∎ • Provide adherence counseling to patients who are on medication & make appropriate treatment plan
Additional Requirements:
∎ • Essential 2 years’ experience minimum as a Psychologist
∎ • Desirable previous experience with MSF or other NGO’s in developing countries
∎ • Fluent in Bangla, Chittagong and/or Rohingya dialect, and English essential.
∎ • Desirable computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
Application Deadline: July 28, 2019
Company Information:
∎ MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
∎ Address : Khawaja Palace, House# 76 (level 5), Road# 11, Banani, Dhaka- 1230
∎ Web : www.msf.org
∎ Business : Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in many countries worldwide. MSF has been working in Bangladesh since 1992. MSF was awarded the prestigious `Nobel Peace Prize` in 1999 for its pioneering humanitarian activities since 1971 in several continents.
Category: NGO/Development
Read Before Apply: - The reference "PSYCHOLOGIST" must be stated in the application to be valid.- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
