JOB VACANCY
Open Recruitment
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières France
No 05/2022 2 COUNSELORs EDUCATORs- Gaza Project
CONTEXT:
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
MAIN PURPOSE:
Gaza Project (MSF-France) intends to offer comprehensive care with medical services, physiotherapy, nursing care, pain management and psychosocial support to trauma and burn patients in pre-operative and post-operative stages after orthopedic or plastic surgery. The role of the Counsellor will be to Perform counseling and/or education sessions to patients, following different medical and mental health MSF protocols and procedures, in order to improve their psychosocial condition.
Place of work: MSF Clinics (MA and BL)
Starting date: June or July 2022
No of Jobs: 1 fixed term position
Working Hours: 8 hours per day, 182 hours per month.
Job Shift: from Sunday to Thursday 08:00-16:30
Contract Duration: 6 months contract (with 3 months probation period) – the possibility of renewal.
Required Travel: No travel will be required but mobility across Gaza can be requested based on operational needs.
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Counsellor in OPDs :
- Assess and follow only the patients integrated in OPDs and who consented for counseling services during their period of care in MSF facilities.
- work in close collaboration with any medical team member to ensure the patient understands properly the medical treatment plan
- identify and communicate to the manager and the Medical team when a patient is a high-risk patient
- participate in clinical discussions
- support the patient by attending the physio, nursing or medical sessions when needed
- participate in any activities to develop awareness about the importance of Counselling in rehabilitation and early rehabilitation for burn and trauma patients
- work in close collaboration with the Social Workers
- Understand the importance of the pluridisciplinary work.
- Has a general understanding of the association, its functioning structure and values (charter).
- Respect medical privacy and confidential environment
- Available for emergencies
Counselling Activities
- Provide counselling to patients (and family/caretakers when needed) to support the patient to cope with their situation and treatment
- Provide follow-up sessions with consistency to meet the goals of the counselling treatment plan
- Support patient’s compliance with the medical treatment and encourage the patient to become an active actor in his/her own recovery.
- Understand the impact of the social stressors in the patient’s compliance and mental health and adapt the counselling support accordingly.
- Provide individual counselling to support the impact of the injury on the patient’s mental health : acceptance, perception and condition.
- Refer patient with social needs to social worker
- Identify patient to refer to external mental health actors
- Discuss cases with Patient Support team members to ensure the quality of care to the patient
- Support identified vulnerable cases and create an conditions for them to express their difficulties.
- Express any difficulties encountered during counselling sessions with a patient in order to get extra support from the line manager
- Follow all the trainings and supervisions process offered by the manager or by MSF.
- Understand, adhere and follow the fundamental principals of the Code of Professional Conduct of Mental Health Professionals provided by MSF
- Follow MSF protocols to keep the files confidential
- Ensure reporting about activities and proper data collection according to MSF’s requirements.
-To ensure the confidentiality of the beneficiaries.
JOB PROFILE:
Education:
- B.A. Clinical Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or another similar degree/diploma.
Experience:
- 1-year experience essential. Experience with NGO desirable
Languages:
- Local language essential. Mission language desirable -Preferably technical English
Competencies:
- Results
- Teamwork
- Flexibility
- Commitment
- Service
Applicants must show their willingness by submitting an updated CV with Motivation Letter, Diploma and Certifications attached, no later than the 19 May 022 at 15:00 pm to the following email address
msff-gaza-recruitment@paris.msf.org
stating the job title in the subject line:
‘No 05/2022 COUNSELOR EDUCATOR- Gaza Project’
ONLY APPLICATIONS IN ENGLISH AND WITH THE ABOVE MAIL TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED VALID