Mental Health Supervisor at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - Belgium

Médecins Sans Frontières 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. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed or political convictions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mental Health Supervisor

Location: Maiduguri, Borno

Main Purpose

• Participate in the planning, supervision and coordination of mental health / pycho-social related services in the programme in accordance with MSF standards in order to provide the most appropriate mental health support for patients.

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities

• Participate in the planning, organization and coordination of Mental Health activities, in close collaboration with the Mental Health activity manager and other medical team members, in order 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 MoH, 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 in order 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 MH activity manager
• Offer regular clinical counselling supervision to mental health counsellors in collaboration with the Mental Health Activity Manager.
• Ensure the patient’s related information is kept secure and confidential

Outreach Mental Health Supervisor:

• Work closely with medical team members to support the identification and timely referral of patients suffering from moderate to severe mental health conditions across outreach locations
• Support training for medical staff on sensitisation, identification and management of mental health disorders according to MSF guidelines
• Support the continued collaboration/communication with medical staff in the project in order to achieve a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care
• Work closely with medical team members to ensure the appropriate provision of care for specific presentations such as survivor centred gender-based violence and sexual violence care, safe abortion care, and survivors of violence
• Collaborate with Nutrition MH supervisor to support rostering and capacity building of team members in line with MH strategy.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Degree in Psycho-social or related fields essential.
• Experience: Psycho-social counselling experience of at least 2 years.
• Language: Mission language: English and local language (Hausa). Working skills in Kanuri, highly regarded.

Application Closing Date
Sunday; 13th October, 2024 (5:00PM).

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• MSF is an equal opportunity employer, both men and women are encouraged to apply.
• Interested candidates should submit their application, including cover letter, resume and copy of relevant certificates using the link above.