Psychiatrist

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with MSF medical staff to integrate psychiatric treatment with basic healthcare services.
• Treat patients with severe and common psychiatric disorders, considering the cultural context.
• Provide training and supervision to medical staff on diagnosing and treating mental health disorders according to MSF guidelines.
• Works with the mental health team, offering supervision and support to psychologists and counsellors.
• Ensure availability of guidelines and psychotropic medications from the MSF standard drug list in the project.
• Collect and monitor information on treatment and follow-up to ensure provision of proper care.
• Evaluate available in-country psychiatric services, including options for psychiatric admission and their quality.
• Build relationships with the Ministry of Health and explore the sustainability of psychiatric treatment.
• Establish collaboration and communication with medical specialties within the project to achieve a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
• Depending on our activities and needs, your responsibilities may be adapted and evolve according to the specificities of projects.
• You will not be facing these challenges alone—other MSF team members, both international and locally hired staff, will provide technical support, including extensive guidelines and protocols.

With a community-based approach, you can get out and treat people and really improve their quality of life Greg Keane, MSF psychiatrist and mental health adviser Liberia

• Medical Doctor degree with specialised training in psychiatry.
• Essential experience working as a psychiatrist.
• Experience in training and supervision.
• Proficiency in English and the project working language (French, Arabic or Spanish).

• Computer literacy.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Competencies in results orientation, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, and stress management.