Clinical psychologists

Psychologists provide care for people who have been traumatised in the face of natural disasters, conflicts, and sexual assault. They also provide psychological care for patients mentally exhausted due to prolonged conflicts and those who deal with long-term treatment of and discrimination against illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.

In some cases, a psychiatrist and a psychologist work together, while in other cases the psychiatrist takes the lead. Psychologists handle counseling training for local psychologists and psychological support volunteers. They take the cultural background of the country in question into consideration to provide a flexible, broad range of psychotherapy, including approaches such as cognitive-behavioural therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Most people who receive mental care speak the local language, so counseling is provided through an English- or French-speaking interpreter. Therefore, it is also important to provide guidance and training to local interpreters.

Activities

Conduct individual consultation in clinical practice as a clinical psychologist
Support programs and teams by proposing improvements in line with MSF's goals and strategies
Improve working environment as needed and coordinate team efforts
Plan training for staff and conduct evaluations, supervision, etc.
Refer patients to appropriate local facilities as needed
Submit activity reports and manage data (patient files, forms, statistics, databases, etc.)

REQUIREMENTS

Compliance with the essential requirements for all potential candidates
Masters degree in Clinical Psychology and licensed to practice as a Clinical Psychologist
Minimum of two years of diversified professional clinical experiences and appropriate type of clinical work completed, full time two years direct individual and group sessions in multi-disciplinary settings
Experience with a range of psychotherapeutic methods/approaches such as systemic, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, or client-centered
Professional experience in treating trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Professional experience supervising, managing, and training staff
Experience working in humanitarian settings and/or with vulnerable and culturally diverse populations
Available for assignment for a minimum of nine months
Current practising certificate and must display no recent gap in clinical experience greater than two years
Willingness to abide by Médecins Sans Frontières medical protocols

Desirable

Experience in child and adolescent mental health
Experience with migrants experiencing trauma, internally displaced people, and/or refugees
Experience providing counseling tailored to the needs of an individual, group, family, etc.
Priority given to those with experience treating mental health conditions associated with one of the following:
• HIV/AIDS
• Sexual violence
• Tuberculosis (TB)
• Substance abuse

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

Please apply if your skills and experience match the requirements for this role and the essential criteria for all international staff, listed above. Allow approximately 1 hour to complete the application.

Before starting the application, please prepare the following:

CV
Motivation letter
Skills assessment form (attached)

Use our guide on how to write a CV to help you prepare your application.

Candidates' CV and questionnaire will be reviewed and validated by an MSF Mental Health Technical Advisor prior to an interview being offered.

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