Graduate Psychologist Vacancy at Médecins Sans Frontières


Posted on: Mon 20-06-2016

Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
 
Position: Psychologist
 
Location: Rivers
 
Job Description
Psycho social Responsibilities
• Ensure psychological support throughout the SGBV survivors stay at the clinic
• Ensure that psycho social care is integrated as soon as possible in the care of the survivor
• Carry out evaluation of psychological and mental health needs of patients, elaborate a diagnosis and establish a plan of treatment
• Provide psychological support and psychotherapy sessions (individual, family, group) to patients according to MSF protocols to improve their mental health conditions
• Counsel families on how to support their child if the survivor is a minor
• Assess social and protection needs as needed
•Continue to offer counselling services to survivors on follow up according to the protocol and based on the needs identified
• Emphasize the importance of adherence to follow up appointments
• Inform 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 Identify the need for, and facilitate support groups.
 
Administrative Responsibilities
• Guarantee confidentiality
• Guarantee correct handling of all documents related to the patient
• Maintain a good documentation system for the adherence sessions for effective follow up of survivors
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation of activities in care for SGBV survivors
• Schedule follow up appointments for survivors and explain the importance of the appointments
• Provide systematic follow-up for survivors
• Participate in data collection
• Write clear and concise notes in survivor files whenever the patient is seen
 
Maintenance:
• BSc in psychology, Valid License from Nigerian Association of Clinical psychologists
• Minimum of 1 year of active clinical experience since graduation; Interest and/or experience in Sexual/Gender Based Violence.
• English Language essential, Local language, desirable.
• Desirable computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
• Female applicants desirable.
 
Contract
• Contract will be an open ended contract with three months of probations.
• 208 working hours per month and roster flexibility required.
 
Method of Application
Submit your CV, copies of qualifications and a cover letter with contact details to the MSF Admin’ Office in Port Harcourt. No 20, Bodo Street GRA II, Port Harcourt .. Applications can be submitted by email to: [email protected] 
 
Deadline for the submission of applications: 30th June 2016.
 
Please make sure to submit your application on or before this date.
 
NB: only successful applicants will be called for interview
 
Notice: No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process.
MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring of a candidate having benefitted from such acts. All illicit demands of these types may be pursued through the judicial system.