CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Accountabilities

• Carrying out assessment of mental health needs of patients, identifying and measuring Mental Health symptoms, and developing a treatment plan with the patient. .
• Informing the patient and his/her caregivers about the presenting symptoms/ MH disorder and possible outcomes of both receiving and not receiving MH intervention
• Referring patients to other health, protection or psychosocial professionals whenever necessary, in order to provide the most appropriate treatment and improve the patient's condition or life circumstances
• Implementing the Sexual Violence (SV) protocol, identifying possible victims of SGBV and referring them to the medical team so that they receive the necessary treatment.
• Providing supportive counseling sessions (individual, family, group) according to patients needs presenting with mild, moderate, severe mental health symptoms according to MSF protocols through evidence based approaches in order to improve their mental health conditions
• Assisting and training staff members and external partners  whenever necessary in order to enhance the scope of MHPSS activities..
• Ensure timely documentation filing, and monitoring of sessions, referrals and patient symptoms according to MSF standards and protocols  
• Participate in biweekly clinical supervision – discussing patient cases in detail with MH supervisor in order to increase quality of clinical practice, discuss any emergency or protection concerns and inform the supervisor about any current or potential issues that may arise related to patients’ treatment and safety in order to provide the best possible solution from a bio psychosocial model of care.
• Ensuring that all patient information is kept confidential and informed consent is always discussed received before proceeding with intervention
• Actively promote the availability of MSF MHPSS (mental health and psychosocial support), services with medical and non-medical MSF staff, beneficiaries, communities and NGOs;  conduct group work, awareness sessions, trainings and other activities under the supervision of the MH supervisor/ MH activity manager/ project medical referent as needed

• Personal and team development and team support: Actively seeks for and gives support to other team members concerning cases and gap filling and participates in trainings planned. Actively participates in meetings by bringing up challenges and possible solutions and by participating in discussions in team meetings
• Being open to provide psychological support and counseling to a different range of age groups and nationalities in different health facilities of MSF.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

MSF clinics are located in Shatila and Bourj al Barjne camps and the selected candidate may be based in either or both camps. Work hours are currently 8-4.30pm, however, there may be a possibility of evening or weekend sessions in the future, depending on the development of project activities.

Sessions are both individual and group and raising awareness in the community.