Medecins Sans Frontieres Mental Health Officer Jobs in Kenya

Medecins Sans Frontieres Mental Health Officer Jobs in Kenya

Being a mental health officer (MHO) with MSF is an intense but rewarding job.

From providing psychological first aid to survivors of natural disasters to counselling HIV patients, our MHOs play a vital role in our projects.

Trauma is often the most painful aspect of surviving a conflict or disaster, or living with a disease, and mental healthcare is vital for recovery.

Responsibilities

Our MHOs often head a group of outreach workers and counsellors, providing care in the health facilities but also out in the community.

It’s a challenging and exciting role and you would be responsible for some or all of the following: 

Doing a community mental health assessment

Planning a mental health strategy

Managing mental healthcare for an entire hospital/project

Providing care for victims of sexual violence

Supporting groups of displaced people

Identifying and managing protection issues

Requirements

Formal education and post qualification in one of the following: Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Social work (with additional psychological therapy qualification), Psychiatry (with additional psychological therapy qualification)

Currently licensed to practice one of the above areas with independent licensed clinical practice

Two year's post-qualification experience

Experience working in the field of HIV/AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), sexual violence, Tuberculosis (TB) care

Experience in managing and training mental health workers

Experience in the clinical supervision of others and treating trauma related problems

Experience with emergency mental health/crisis interventions

A second language (preferably French, Arabic, Spanish or Portuguese)

Able to work well as a part of a

multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team

Willing to work in unstable areas and ability to cope in a difficult and unpredictable environment

Available for a minimum of nine to twelve months

Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travelling experience in developing countries

Fluency in English​ is essential, Arabic and French will be an asset

Document to Complete

Due to the nature of MSF's mental health projects, it is essential to have more information about your specific technical competences in it.

It is a checklist, intended for psychologists and mental health specialists. It must be completed according to your current level of practice.

This information will be useful for a better allocation of staff to the positions and to identify specific training needs.

Closing Date: 30th October 2022

How to Apply

Complete the attached form and upload the completed document in the step of the application after you click apply.

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