PSYCHOLOGIST
Job Description
Title: PSYCHOLOGIST
Company Name: MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc)
∎ Preferable : Masters of Psychology.
∎ Skills Required: Counselling, Data management, Health promotion, Social Sciences methodology
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
counsellor, Psycho social support (PSS), Psychologist
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Main purpose:
∎ Providing psychological support to patients according to MSF principles, standards and procedures in order to improve the patients' mental health.
∎ Accountibilities:
∎ 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 in order to enhance the scope of MH activities. Working in close collaboration with translators in order 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.
∎ Providing individual or family psychotherapy sessions for the patients referred by counsellors, M.A, & MH GAP Doctor.
∎ Take actively part in weekly meeting, trainings, supervisions and support the activities when necessary in doing sensitization for MSF staff or external partners about mental health /psychosocial issues.
∎ Providing psychological support and therapeutic play sessions to the "special child patients" (individual, group, family) according to MSF protocols in order to improve their mental health conditions& ensure referral pathway to the relevant NGOs/INGOs for make sure psycho-social support.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ Competencies:
∎ Commitment to MSF Principles
∎ Behavioral flexibility
∎ Stress Management
∎ Results and quality orientation
∎ Teamwork and cooperation
Salary:
∎ Tk. 72352 (Monthly)
∎ The mentioned amount of salary is before income tax deduction.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ 24 days Paid Leave per year.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 12 Jul 2023
Company Information:
∎ 5 Jul 2023
∎ MSF Belgium (Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders)
∎ Address : 1754,ARISTA VILLA,Beside Patabari Temple,Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar
∎ 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
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