Profile
DIPLOMA
- medical degree with Psychiatry degree registered
- current matriculation in Medical Council/Board
- or six validated semesters in psychiatry for interns including at least 4 semesters of adult psychiatric experience (thesis mandatory for some countries)
- trans-cultural clinical training an asset
EXPERIENCE
- clinical training or experience in adults is mandatory, and with babies, children and adolescents is an asset
- clinical training or experience in trauma
- management or training experience preferred
- an experience in addictology is an asset
AVAILABILITY
- 3 to 9 months
LANGUAGES
- english proficiency (minimum B2 level) mandatory
- literate in Arabic or French is considered an asset
SKILLS
- mastery of IT tools for team and data management
- ready to work within multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary team
MSF IS LOOKING FOR PSYCHIATRISTS FOR ITS FIELD PROJECTS.
We offer diverse psychology and psychiatry activities depending on programme types and contexts: programmes integrated into hospital activities, psychiatric and psychological consultations, programmes offering specific care for trauma (conflicts, sexual violence) and certain diseases (tuberculosis, AIDS) or under-aged children.
Activities
Generally speaking the work is mostly clinical. It also calls for local team coordination and training via mentorship and support. Ready to work within multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary teams. In most programmes, local teams (usually psychologists) ensure the continuity of care. Expatriate psychiatrics are in charge of:
- providing individual clinical consultations, psychiatric,
- participating or organising the group's therapeutic or psycho-pedagogical activities,
- supporting the programme and the team by suggesting improvements in line with MSF's objectives and strategies,
- coordinating the team's efforts by developing and/or improving working tools if required,
- identifying national staff training needs and organises sessions in the areas identified,
- organising patient referrals to adequate local facilities if needed.
Often mental health teams are composed of a pair psychologist / psychiatrist. These activities are only examples and obviously depend on the missions.
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