Psychiatrist-Bekaa

Responsibilities:

Provide specialized mental health care to patients according to adapted and up-to-date medical knowledge, National Mental Health Program protocols, Medair protocols, values, and universal hygiene standards to improve the patients’ health and mental health conditions.

Accountabilities:

• Provide face to face consultations within the clinic and/or a mobile clinic in person or via teleconsultations, taking into consideration a holistic approach to the beneficiaries needs when setting up the treatment plan.
• Apply medical knowledge and skills for diagnosis and prevention. Carry out outpatient consultations, with appropriate clinical examination, prescribing necessary treatment and diagnostic tests according to national protocols and best practices.
• Keep the patient and/or his/her family informed about the illness if the patient is not capable of taking his/her own decision (e.g mental disabilities, underage,…) and provide appropriate explanations about the treatment to follow, checking they have understood.
• Follow up the evolution of the patients, including consultations, examinations, and adjust treatment following MOPH and National Mental Health Program protocols.
• Follow-up on all the investigation results and make sure the information about the management plan is communicated to the beneficiary.
• Identify social and mental health needs of the beneficiary and ensure the referral to the adequate departments.
• Ensure that the medical file is clearly filled and complete with a copy of the all the investigations results included and perform data encoding when applicable. 
• Ensure compliance with IPC measures and protocols.
• Participate in the collection and analysis of epidemiological data, checking its validity.
• Inform the relevant manager of any medical errors (medical director, PHCC director as relevant).
• Surpervise trained GP and nurses service delivery through community of practice in the new NMHP model.
• Ensure ongoing training of the medical/paramedical multidisciplinary team to optimize the quality of care.
• Ensure professional confidentiality is respected.

General skills:
Required professional skills and knowledge:

• Mastery of the psychiatric assessment and usage of ICD 10/ ICD 11 terminology
• Mastery of Pharmacology and willingness to base prescriptions on the recommended MOPH list of psychotropic and neurological medications
• Ability to design a treatment plan and refer patient to other professionals when needed
• Ability to conceptualize cases from an integrative perspective
• Experience providing clinical supervision or leading trainings is a plus

Skilled in or willing to build their capacity and knowledge in:

• National Mental Health Program protocol and model of care
• Developing family-centered, goal and strength focused, recovery-oriented care plan
• Mental health in complex emergencies (IASC guidelines, Psychological First Aid, mhGAP…)
• Biopsychosocial model in mental health
• Community-based approach in mental health
• Human rights-based approach in mental health
• Evidence-based approach in mental health (e.g., IPT, CBT,TF-CBT, EMDR)
• Knowledge about the predictable stresses of humanitarian aid work and the policies and practices needed to mitigate them

Competencies:

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent communication, problem solving, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• Cultural sensitivity
• Ability to adhere to ethical considerations and principles with regard to work with vulnerable populations

• Basic computer skills (electronic medical file, Excel, Powerpoint, Word), PHENICS is a plus.
• Languages: Arabic in addition to English or French