Psychologist - Hermel and Arsal Flying - Activity rate 50%

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in 1971. Today, MSF provides independent, impartial assistance in more than 60 countries to people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to armed conflict, epidemics, malnutrition, and exclusion from health care or natural disasters. MSF in Lebanon currently has 2 projects mainly on primary health care and mental health, in Wadi Khaled and the Bekaa valley.

MSF is committed to achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion within its workforce irrespective of gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, culture, religious and ethnic backgrounds. All job applications will be treated in strictest confidence.

Starting date: ASAP

Type of contract: 50% Activity Rate, fixed term, 6 months, renewable.

Updated competitive salary package with benefits including allowances, medical coverage, and 5 weeks of paid leave.

Place of work: Arsal-Hermel

Salary:  75,322,842 LBP

Scope of responsibility:

Providing psychological support to patients according to MSF principles, standards, and procedures in order to improve the patients’ mental health.

Function responsibilities include:

• 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.

Specific Accountabilities

• Assist Mental Health Activity Manager (MHAM) in preparing and adapting to new materials.
• Organize peer support groups in the community.
• Implement Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) groups.
• Serve as the focal point for mental health (MH) in the absence of MHAM and when needed.
• Support MHAM in training and workshops for other medical teams.

Requirements

Education         

• Essential: Master’s degree in psychology from a recognized university
• Essential: Specialization in clinical psychology from a recognized university.
• Essential: Ministry of public health practice license as Psychologist in Lebanon.
• Essential: Valid certificate of registration at the Lebanese order of Psychologists.

Experience          

• Essential: At least 2 years of certified work experience in clinical psychology.
• Desirable: Previous experience with MSF or other local and/or international NGOs.

Languages        

• Essential: Full professional proficiency using the Arabic and English Language.
• Desirable: Elementary to limited professional proficiency using the French Language.

Knowledge        

• Essential: Basic to intermediate computer literacy using MS-office applications (MS-Word, MS-Outlook, MS-Excel).

Competencies 

• Results and Quality Orientation                       L2
• Teamwork and Cooperation                             L2
• Behavioural Flexibility                                         L2
• Commitment to MSF Principles                       L2
• Stress Management                                            L3

Interested applicants are requested to submit their applications on https://forms.gle/tJSTjjZTT2A5QAJN6 by 15/08/2024 at 5PM as deadline.

Only selected applicant will be contacted for a test and an interview if successful.

Baalbeck, 07.08.2024

Médecins Sans Frontières /HR Département