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Application Submissions Guideline: 

Upon submission, please include "Psychiatrist - South (Repost)" in the subject of the email.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted selection will be based on receiving funding.
 
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Compliance & Ethics:  Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.
The duties and responsibilities listed are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all inclusive.

Contact Person Name: 
Grace Ghareeb
Contact Person Position: 
Human Resources Manager
Contact Person Email: 
Description: 

Period of Performance:  1st November 2020 till 31th March 2021

Level of Effort: The Consultant will work according to the deliverables listed below.

Background: The International Medical Corps Mental Health Department provides Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) consultations through its case management teams located in Bekaa, South, Tripoli, Akkar, Beirut and Mount Lebanon. International Medical Corps also aims to advocate for mental health, by promoting community based interventions through the youth and caregivers. Additionally, it provides awareness sessions on mental health topics and several psychosocial support activities such as ECD, YEP, parenting skills, community support group activities. Moreover, International Medical Corps continues to provide mental health trainings and support the National Mental Health Program, with the MoPH.

Purpose:  The purpose of this scope of work is to support the procurement of the services of Psychiatrist to examine patients to determine general physical condition, following standard medical procedures and formulate treatment program.

Task Description: Consultant will serve as the Psychiatrist project’s activity in South (Aita El Chaab- Quada Bent Jbeil. Specifically, Consultant will complete the following tasks:

 Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Collect information concerning the patient medical and psychiatric history, his/her family psychiatric history and the history of his/her current psychiatric episode. Information can be collected from the patient him/herself and/or from his/her family, relatives, general practitioner.
  • Interview the patient to assess his/her general physical condition, and refer when needed for a more in depth medical evaluation
  • Order, when needed, laboratory, imagery or other special diagnostic tools, and follow up of the results
  • Determine the nature and extent of his/her mental disorder, and suggest an appropriate treatment accordingly.
  • Treat or direct treatment of patient, utilizing variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications. Respect when prescribing, as much as possible, the essential list of psychiatric medication.
  • Psycho educate patient and his family
  • Follow up on the treatment evaluating the response to medication and the possible side effects and modify the treatment accordingly
  • Discharge patient from the program and refer him for the continuity of his treatment when stabilization is done.
  • Keep track of patient numbers/cases through IMC outpatient records, to be submitted at the end of every month.
  • Attend weekly or biweekly meetings including the technical meeting with the rest of the multidisciplinary team or case management team.
  • Reports directly to IMC MHPSS manager.
  • Coordinate with IMC MH technical Advisor and MH coordinator for technical support and follow up.
  • IMC psychiatrist can refer patients to the hospital when needed upon consultation with the IMC MH Technical Advisor and based on the approval of both the MH Advisor and MH Coordinator.
  • Conduct on the job supervision observation for primary health care providers along with the trainer when required.
  • Attend regular meetings, working sessions and trainings organized by IMC.
  • Train GPs and other PHC staff on mhGAP
  • Provide support and supervision following the mhGAP training for the trainees.
  • Take part in research activities, mapping exercises or assessments based on mutual consensus with the IMC management team.

Qualifications:

  • Licensed Psychiatrist.
  • Completed all necessary registration with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and Lebanese Order of Physicians (LoP).
  • Specialized Trainings are a plus.
  • Fluent in spoken Arabic.
  • Previous NGO experience is a plus.
  • Trained on mhGAP with previous support and supervision experience
  • Personal interest in humanitarian work.
  • Willing to adhere to clinic schedule.
  • Good communication and teamwork skills.

Deliverables/Due Dates/Payment Schedule:

  1. Submit outpatient records and monthly consultant periodic report of the work executed at the end of each month.

3 working days/month in South Aita el Chaab area

One working day is equivalent to 4.5 hours

In case of phone consultations: Every 11 phone consultations will be will be equivalent to one working day even if not performed on the same day. The payment rate that will be followed is as the one listed on the consultant’s agreement. In case the consultant did less than the mentioned number of consultations, he/she will receive a percentage of their daily allowance equivalent to the number of sessions provided.

The above mentioned hours and days can be subject to change due to several factors such as non-scheduled appointments of the beneficiaries, no show up of beneficiaries, weather and road conditions, and consultants justified absenteeism. Additional days might also be requested to respond to the increased demand. Therefore, the program shows flexibility in the number of working days and/or hours/month where the consultant coordinates with the MHPSS manager in each area to approve any change and compensate for the missed days/hours when needed after discussion with program coordinator/budget holder.

Fee Amount

Fee amount of USD 280 /one working day covering South area. The consultant will be paid based on completion and International Medical Corps acceptance of deliverables.

Location of Work: Consultant resides in Lebanon and will conduct work in South area.

Expired

NOTE:

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Last modified: 
03 Nov, 2020
Intervention Sector(s):
Health
Application Deadline:
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Contract Type:
Consultancy
Period of Employment:
Until March 31st 2021 (renewable based on donor's funding)
Salary
Competitive (Based on IMC salary Scale)
Salary Range:
800 to 1200 (USD)
Education Degree:
Other
Education Degree Details:
• Licensed Psychiatrist.
Experience Requirements:
2 to 3 years
Arabic Language:
Fluent
English Language:
Fluent
French Language:
None
Country/City: 
  • Lebanon
  • South Lebanon
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