Clinical Psychologist (Consultant) at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Medecins Sans Frontieres is a private, international organisation. The organisation is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to all other professions which might help in achieving its aims. Médecins Sans Frontières provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Clinical Psychologist (Consultant)

Location: Abuja

Main Purpose

• Provide clinical supervision through monthly collective and, if needed, individual sessions to Mental Health and SGBV teams to reinforce good practices and quality of care provided to victims of SGBV.

Job Description
Support the mental health and SGBV staff on:

• Keeping an emotional distance from their patients by ventilating heavy stories
• Keeping an active thinking position
• Discussion on specific cases to adapt work and attitude
• Understanding better patients’ needs through technical enlightenments on the issues tackled
• Sharing tools and enhancing team work

Alert management, in respect of confidentiality if needed, and suggest solutions on:

• Employee in danger/Beneficiaries in danger
• Issues to be addressed

Requirements/Education

• Degree in Clinical Psychology/Psychiatry
• Must possess a valid registration with Recognized Licensing Body in Nigeria.

Experience:

• As Clinical psychologist
• 5 years of experience as a clinical therapist.
• Experience in providing collective/individual clinical supervision,
• Experience in psycho-trauma and SGBV would be an asset.

Languages:

• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Knowledge:

• Flexibility and availability to discuss over the phone any emotional/technical
• emergency.
• Understanding of group dynamics.
• Confidentiality.

Work Location:

• In Abuja, and also to be discussed with the candidate.

Contract
Consultancy.

Application Closing Date
13th December, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV's, copies of diplomas, degrees, qualifications and a cover letter with contact details to: [email protected]
Or
Applications can be submitted in person at:
The MSF Administration/Human Resources Office,
No. 20 Olu Bodo Street,
GRA,
Port Harcourt,
Rivers State.
(“Application Box” at the Watchmen Desk)
Or
The MSF Administration/Human Resources Office,
No. 26 Olu Agabi Close,
Life Camp,
Abuja.
(“Application Box” at the Watchmen Desk)

Note

• Only successful applicants will be called for interview.
• No monetary transactions, neither demands of favours in kind, nor other types of favouritism will be tolerated in the recruitment process.
• MSF reserves the right to refuse hiring of a candidate having benefited from such acts. All illicit demands of these types may be pursued through the judicial system.