We are looking for a dedicated Psychologist to support the mental health and well-being of people affected by crisis and displacement through professional assessment, counselling, and psychological interventions in line with MSF principles and clinical guideline
 

In this role, you will provide individual, family, and group support, identify patients requiring specialized care, respond to psychological emergencies, and support survivors of violence through appropriate care and referral pathways. You will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive, patient-centered mental health services.

• Carrying out evaluation of mental health needs of patients and establishing a diagnosis and a plan of treatment. Informing the patient and his/her relatives about the possible consequences of the illness and the drug treatment to follow and referring patients to other health professionals whenever necessary, in order to provide the most appropriate treatment and improve the patient's condition
• Implementing the Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol, identifying possible victims of SGBV and referring them to the medical team so that they receive the necessary treatment. 
• Providing psychological support and psychotherapy sessions (individual, family, group) to patients according to MSF protocols in order to improve their mental health conditions 
• Assisting and training staff members and resourceful people  whenever necessary in order to enhance the scope of MH activities. Working in close collaboration with translators in order to ensure appropriate terminology and behavior during sessions 
• Collecting statistical and monitoring data about mental health activities 
• Informing the supervisor and the medical team about any issues or problems that may arise related to patients’ treatment in order to provide the best possible solution from a medical perspective 
• Ensuring that all patient information is kept confidential.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• MSF Spain North khordofan project will implement MHPSS activities in El Obied Maternity Teaching Hospital, focusing on maternity ER, inpatient wards  and in the Primary health care centre in Khor Tagat IDP Camp. The psychologist will carryout the following activities based on the MSF MHPSS giudeline and protocols in close colaboration with other mental health and medical team:-
• Carrying out mental health assessments using standardized tools (e.g. CGI-S scale) to grade severity, establish diagnosis and define a treatment plan accordingly. 
• Conducting individual, group and family counselling and psychological support sessions (including Problem Management Plus, psychoeducation, thinking healthy, and Psychological First Aid) for patients presenting mild to moderate mental health conditions related to conflict, displacement and violence. 
• Ensure the provision of a wholistic care for beneficiaries by collaborating with medical teams and other concerned departments. 
• Provide psychosocial support group sessions for children and adults affected by displacement in IDP camps, Primary health care centers and hospitals. 
• Proactively identify people in need of mental health support and survivors of violence (including SGBV) who attend healthcare services in PHCC, and hospital settings and set appropriate treatment plans and referrals if needed according to the referral pathways. 
• Identifying and stabilizing psychiatric emergencies and life-threatening situations, ensuring immediate and safe referral to secondary-level facilities. 
• Adapting and delivering group and individual MHPSS interventions for children and adolescents, using context-adapted, validated materials and community-based approaches.
• Supporting the Mental Health Supervisor in training, coaching and technical supervision of MoH counsellors, community health workers and other health staff on MH identification, PFA principles and referral pathways, and collaborating closely with translators to ensure appropriate terminology and behavior during sessions.
• Participate and provide meaningful contributions in clinical case discussions, weekly meetings. 
• Collecting, recording and reporting mental health statistical and monitoring data using the standard MSF individual and group data collection forms of the HMIS, and maintaining confidentiality and custody of clinical files and the Golden Book according to MSF data protection procedures.
• Contributing to the mapping and networking of MHPSS actors and referral partners and supporting the MHS/MHAM in keeping the referral system updated.
• Informing the MHS and MHAM of any clinical, ethical or operational issues affecting patient care.

Interested candidates are requested to submit their Application in a sealed envelope, mentioning (MSF-Spain - Application for Psychologist based in North Kordofan State – El Obeid) to the Labor Office Almuazafeen Area.

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Submit your Application Online through the following Google Forms link: https://forms.gle/eGDNMnuBLYbu4VdJ6

Applications must be submitted in English Language including:

✓ Motivation letter in English.
✓ Updated CV in English.

✓ Copy of Personal national ID / Passport.
✓Copy Valid psychology registration/license from Sudanese National Council for Medical and Health Professions.

✓ Copy of relevant bachelor's degree.

✓ Copy of relevant work certificates.

✓ Copy of relevant training certificates.

Please note that Applications submitted through any other channel, incomplete applications, or applications that do not meet the specified criteria will not be considered in the recruitment process.

Your application will be reviewed only after this form is fully completed and all required documents are uploaded.

Applications submitted through any other channel, or without the full set of documents in each mentioned upload section, will not be processed or considered.

All information provided will be handled with strict confidentiality and for recruitment purposes only.

MSF will never ask candidates for money or services as part of the recruitment process. Any such request should be considered fraudulent
We will take immediate action against any fraudulent activity

Tests and interviews will be carried out in English.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Administrative conditions:

• This job profile can be adapted and/or changed according to the evolution of the activities, evolution of the Mission and the program needs.
• The general conditions are detailed in the staff regulations, work contract and health policy.