Psychologist at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - Spain in Zurmi, Zamfara

Job Description

Offering psychological assist to patients according to MSF principles, guidelines and standardized processes to enhance the patients’ mental health.

Carrying out assessment of mental health needs of patients and establishing a diagnosis and a strategy of treatment. Informing the patient and his/her relatives about the possible results of the illness and the drug treatment to follow and referring patients to other health experts whenever necessary, to offer the most suitable treatment and enhance the patient's requirement
Executing the Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) procedure, recognizing possible victims of SGBV and referring them to the medical team so that they accept the necessary treatment.
Offering psychological assist and psychotherapy sessions (individual, family, group) to patients according to MSF procedures to enhance their mental health terms
Helping and development employees members and adaptable people whenever necessary to improve the scope of MH initiatives. Operating in close partnership with translators to guarantee suitable terminology and conduct during sessions
Collecting statistical and supervising data about mental health initiatives
Informing the manager and the medical team about any concerns or challenges that may arise connected with patients’ treatment to offer the best possible initiative from a medical viewpoint
Making sure that all patient information is kept private.

Education: Crucial Academic qualification or Certification in Psychology
Expertise: Crucial 2 years’ expertise at least as a psychologist
Preferred previous expertise with MSF or other NGO’s in conceptualizing countries
Language: Purpose language crucial. Hausa language preferred
Expertise: Preferred computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
Skills Team lead and Development, Outcomes and Quality Onboarding, Conductual Adaptive schedule, dedication to MSF Principles, Collaboration and Teamwork.