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Job Title:   Clinical Psychologist (2 Job Vacancies)

Organisation: Action Against Hunger-USA

Duty Station:  1 Adjumani, 1 Kiryandongo, Uganda

About the Company:

Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 40 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Cambodia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Haiti and Somalia. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $75 million in programs, and approximately 2000 staff based in in the various country offices, Head Quarter in New York City and Operational Centre in Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated.

Job Summary:   This is a position in which the incumbent provides patient care for persons of concern within the Kiryandongo/Adjumani refugee settlement. The incumbent works collaboratively with the Nutrition Officers to provide MAMI patients Mental health assessment and diagnosis, formulate treatment plans, conduct psychiatric health education, prepare medical records and refer patients for outpatient and inpatient care accordingly. The incumbent works under the supervision of the health facility in-charge but directly under the ACF program manager.

Purpose: Be the focal point for the implementation of psychiatric project interventions. The Clinical Psychologist will take lead on providing overall technical and project support for the planning, implementation, management, and monitoring of psychiatric project interventions in Adjumani and Kiryandongo bases.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Support

• Provides patient mental health assessment, diagnosis and treatment plans in accordance with statutes, regulations and protocols regulating the profession
• Provides psychiatric health services, education, counseling and emotional support. Refers patients for inpatient care, in collaboration with the nutrition officer, as necessary.
• Provides patient health education regarding medications, risks, benefits and reasonable outcome expectations. Communicates with patients and engages in follow-up as necessary
• Case management; build up case management repository for the project in accordance with the standard case management principles.
• Assessment and diagnosis; provide guidance towards the use of various global and internal assessment tools in relation to project needs and in accordance with diagnosis.
• Mainstream PSS into all projects activities and build resource materials for MHPSS adaptable to the project according to the project theory of change.
• Capacity strengthening and enhancement; Train staff, partners and Community Support Structures on MHPSS, MH GAP HIG, PFA and any other skills as required by project objectives and arising needs during implementation
• Provide support supervision, consultation, mentorship, and specialized clinical care to beneficiaries.
• Support implementation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy sessions, Psychological first Aid, problem management Plus as well as provision of psycho education and awareness raising to the community.
• Conduct quarterly review meetings with community support structure members to review progress, challenges and developing actions to improve psychosocial work across the settlement.
• Participate in all MHPSS settlements and District MHPSS related meetings and Working Groups
• Build the capacity of the GFFO project staff and health workers (nutrition officers) in basic mental health support, and screening
• Conduct interpersonal psychotherapy Group (IPT-G) sessions for depression among caregivers of nutritionally at risk infants.
• Strengthen community health mental health referral and support group
• Implement psychosocial support programming for families of nutritionally at-risk infants

Assessment and reporting.

• Participate in all project review assessments, surveys and studies including Monthly & Quarterly donor reports, Action Against Hunger internal reports (Project Activity Reports (APRs), SITREP) and activity reports (meetings, community dialogues and drama shows and any other activity)
• Ensure regular and timely monthly reporting on the project activities in the catchment area.

Other duties as required (5%)

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor of Science in psychiatry
• Experience/knowledge in implementing mental health projects/ programs pertaining to mothers / women and children, IMAM and Management of small and nutritionally at-risk infants below six months with their primary care takers (MAMI) and Maternal Child Health Program is an added advantage.

Required Skills & Experience

• Ability to ride a motorcycle with a valid riding permit
• Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English
• Knowledge of word processor, spreadsheet and software use like ENA, SPSS plus other programs is advantageous
• Flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations
• Good communication skills
• Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage
• Diplomatic and culturally sensitive
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Fluency in the local language is an added advantage

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 20th September 2024

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