Psychologist SRF # 281
Psychologist SRF # 281
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Job Title: Psychologist SRF # 281
Report to: Mental health Clinic Focal point
Location: Mafraq
BACKGROUND
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide evidence-based psychological assistance to support clients and their families with mental health and psychosocial issues.
- Remain up to date on evidence-based psychological interventions and advances in the field of psychology.
- Remain up to date with professional development opportunities.
- Support other psychologists as part of a peer supervision model.
- Assist the case management teams in improving forms, care plans and mapping of community support services.
- Take on team coaching and mentoring of team members.
- Organize the development of initial care plan with focus on any immediate safety concerns.
- Participate in case conferences, supervision and training opportunities.
- Develop and deliver trainings for staff on topics relevant to psychological practice and case management.
- Develop care plans that are individualized and mutually developed with the client.
- Monitor on-going care plan development with special attention to safety issues.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Conduct risk assessments and advise staff on carrying out risk assessments and the development of safety plans.
- Coordinate the provision of case management and psychosocial services to patients, families, and significant others to enable these parties to deal with the impact of illness on individual family functioning and to achieve maximum benefits from healthcare services.
- Evaluate client satisfaction and quality of care provided.
- Offer direct therapeutic support for clients referred.
- Perform other job-related duties as requested by Supervisor.
Qualifications:
- A Master Degree in Psychology
- Holding a license to practice in psychology is a must
- Minimum One year of experience in similar role