Place of work: • Ain Issa

Level: • 8

Contract of

Employment • Service Agreement for 1 month, renewable.

Main objectives

• Participate in the planning, supervision and coordination of mental health / psycho-social

related services in the program in accordance with MSF standards in order to provide the

most appropriate mental health support for patients.

Main

responsibilities and

tasks

Accountabilities

• Participate in the planning, organization and coordination of Mental Health activities, in

close collaboration with the PMR & Mental Health activity manager and other medical

team members, to ensure an efficient and effective implementation of the resources

needed while maintaining high levels of quality in Mental Health MSF programs and

activities.

• Coordinates activities of counselling services with other relevant actors and liaises with

the local counterparts (like DoH, WHO, ICRC and NGO) on mental health matters,

including referral services.

• Supervise the daily mental health activities and patient support according to MSF

protocols and standards in order to provide the most appropriate support for clients with

psychosocial needs

• Liaise with the other MSF team members of the project.

• Supervise, in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes

(recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, development and

communication) of the staff under his/her responsibility to ensure both the sizing and the

amount of knowledge required.

• Oversee the administrative processes associated with psychosocial functioning.

• When needed, give psychological support to patients according to MSF protocols to

improve mental health conditions of patients and enhance their functionality.

• Compile the data and statistic linked with MH activities and report to the PMR.

• Offer clinical counselling and/or supervision to mental health counsellors in collaboration.

• Ensure the patient’s related information is kept confidential

Context Specific Accountabilities

Implement minimum pachage of MHPPS:

• Define and implement a chronogram of trainings for all the staff in close collaboration with

NAM, MAM and Log Manager.

• Train all staff in psychological first aid. 2

• Train key medical staff on basic Psychoeducation and counseling.

• Implement a screening and identification system specifically sensitive to MH reactions

and problems.

• Train key staff on identifying and basic management of common MHPS for children.

• With collaboration with MAM and PMR do the mapping and define a referral patch way to

specialized MH services.

• Together with counsellor educator perform counseling and/or education sessions to

patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, in

order to improve their psychosocial condition.

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Monitor and evaluate all MHPSS related activities, propose changes in case needed and

present to PMR.

• Collect and analyze data and report on a weekly or monthly basis.