Un psychiatre en consultation au Mexique.

Working as psychiatrist in the field

As an MSF Psychiatrist, your role will be to propose, implement and improve treatments for patients with mental health conditions, using strategies and tools adapted to the context and culture. We provide a range of mental health and psychiatric services to our patients, depending on the programme type and context: programmes integrated into hospital activities, psychiatric and psychological outpatient consultations, programmes offering specific care for trauma (conflict-related, sexual violence) and certain diseases (tuberculosis, AIDS).

This is an exciting and diverse role involving some or all of the following.

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Responsibilities:

  • Provide care for patients suffering from severe and common psychiatric disorders, paying special attention to the cultural context
  • Participate as a member of the mental health team and provide supervision and support to national psychologists and counsellors
  • Train and supervise MSF staff in the diagnosis and treatment of severe and common mental health disorders according to MSF guidelines
  • Ensure that psychotropic medications from the MSF standard drug list are available in the project
  • Ensure that proper data regarding clinical activities are collected (for monitoring purposes)
  • Evaluate psychiatric services available in-country, including possibilities for psychiatric hospitalisation, and the quality of those services
  • Establish collaboration/communication with MSF and non-MSF medical services in order to achieve a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care

Depending on our activities and needs, your responsibilities may be adapted and evolve according to the specific projects.

Requirements:

You will not face these challenges alone; other MSF team members (both international and locally hired staff) will provide technical support, including comprehensive guidelines and protocols.

  • Degree in Psychiatry (Medical Degree with Psychiatry degree registered or resident in Psychiatry with 6 semesters validated)
  • 2 years’ experience working in adult psychiatry
  • Recent clinical experience (at least six months within the last 24 months)
  • Experience of working with vulnerable populations
  • Experience in training, coaching and supervision
  • IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) for data and team management
  • Fluency in English (minimum B2 level)
  • Available for 3 to 6 months
  • Commitment to MSF’s work and values
  • Willingness to work in all kinds of contexts worldwide, including unstable areas
  • Ability to work with limited resources and in difficult conditions
  • Adaptable and able to work in a multicultural and multidisciplinary team
  • Strong team player
  • Ability to cope with stress and to organize and prioritize workload
  • Self-driven with a solution-oriented approach

Assets:

  • Fluency in other languages (Arabic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian)

  • Experience working in developing countries or with patients from different cultures  

  • Training in psychotherapeutic approaches, in particular in cognitive behavioral techniques

  • Clinical training or experience in working with trauma-related conditions

  • Work experience in a similar non-governmental organization

We encourage applications from people of all genders, ages, sexual orientations, backgrounds, religions, beliefs, abilities and all other characteristics of diversity.

MSF does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo reference and criminal record checks.

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