Mental Health and Psycho-Social Support Supervisor
Duty Station: Homa
Bay
Length of Contract: One
year, renewable based on performance
Date of issue: 05th
Dec 2022
Deadline for application: 19th
Dec 2022
Médecins Sans Frontières
(MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization
providing assistance to people affected by armed conflicts, epidemics, natural
or non-natural disasters or persons excluded from access to health care. The
organization has health projects in more than 68 countries.
MSF is looking to fill the
position of a Mental Health and Psycho Social Support Supervisor based in Homa
Bay. The successful candidate reports to the Medical Team Leader and supervises
Social workers and counsellors.
Objective of the Position:
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.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Participate
in the planning, organization, and coordination of Mental Health
activities, in close collaboration with the Medical team leader 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.
- Supervise,
in close coordination with the HR department, the associated processes
(recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection,
development and capacity building, and communication) of the staff under
his/her responsibility in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount
of knowledge required
- Compile
the data and statistics linked with Mental Health and social support
activities and report to the Medical team Leader
- Coordinating
and monitoring the daily working plan of the team under his/her
responsibility, and active participation in clinical care if necessary.
- Provide
regular assessment of gaps and evaluation of Mental Health activities in
all areas of need at the Hospital(HBCTRH), Mobile activities (chronic
diseases and palliative program), and Community Activities.
- Ensure
that high quality psychological care is provided to all patients: assure
the regularity of protocols and confidentiality of patient’s information
across the clinical sites; Ensure that appropriate psychotherapy for
patients and their caregivers considering its principles and appropriate
ethical issues
- Ensuring
that appropriate documentation for care is in place and in use; work with
the clinical team on the diagnosis of psychological and psychiatric
disorders.
- Build
the capacity of the counsellors to develop and implement new psychological
and diagnostic skills for the common psychological disorders; support and
strengthen the Psycho-Social elements in patient support groups and
support the development and deployment of relevant tools.
- Strengthen
referral and linkage capacities and maintain regular communication and
collaboration with other components of the project according to objectives
and context.
- Ensure
the Safety of patients and actively participate in prevention, reporting
and management of any abuse or misbehavior towards patients
Requirements:
Education
- Essential: Degree in Clinical
Psychology or related field.
Knowledge & Experience
- Mandatory: Minimum of at least 2 years
psycho-social counselling experience.
Languages
- Fluency
in English and Kiswahili
Competencies
- People
Management and development, Commitment to MSF principles, Behavioural
Flexibility, Results & Quality Orientation, Teamwork & Cooperation
How to Apply
Applicants MUST be Kenyan
nationals and have the necessary statutory documents (ID, NSSF, NHIF and a PIN
certificate). Candidates meeting the above qualifications are requested to
submit a motivation letter and an updated Curriculum Vitae as a single file
mentioning on the subject email line, “Mental Health Supervisor”,
to: Email: msff-kenya-recruitment@paris.msf.org
Applications must be
received by the deadline. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. MSF
is an equal opportunity Employer and does not charge any application/
recruitment fee.
The protection of your
personal data is important to MSF and will be treated confidentially. By
submitting your application, you consent to MSF using your personal data only
for the recruitment process to have all the information and documents necessary
to proceed with the recruitment, validation of your application and selection
of the most suitable candidate. MSF does not sell your personal data under any
circumstances. If you have any questions, requests or concerns, you can contact
us on msff-kenya-recruitment@paris.msf.org