Place of work:

• Homs governorate

Level:

• 9

Contract of

Employment • Service Agreement (Please see additional information below).

• Provide treatment for patients suffering from severe and common psychiatric disorders with specific

attention to the cultural context.

• Provide training and supervision to national and international medical staff (doctors and nurses) on

diagnosis and treatment of severe and common mental health disorders according to MSF guidelines

• Participate as a member of the mental health team when present and offer supervision and support to

national psychologists and counselors

Main objectives

• Ensure that guidelines and psychotropic medications from MSF standard drug list are available in the

project

• Ensure that proper information on treatment and follow-up are collected in order to monitor the provision

of care.

• Evaluate in-country available psychiatric services including possibilities for psychiatric hospitalization

and the quality of these services.

• Form a relationship with MoH and exploration of sustainability of psychiatric treatment.

• Establish collaboration/communication with medical specialties in the project in order to achieve a multi-

disciplinary approach to patient care.• Provide clinical expertise and mentoring to Directorate of Health Staff operating in Al Khalidiya and

Main responsibilities

Furqlus Primary Health Care Center.

and tasks

• Participate in the implementation and the reinforcement of emergency psychiatric protocols and

referrals.

• Lead technical supervision of MSF and supported mental health gap doctors and ensure continuity of

psychiatric case management.

• Provide remote and in-person technical support to the MHGAP doctors.

• Support integration of psychiatric care within primary health care services.

• Conduct supervision visits and provide training to medical teams on psychiatric management, adapted

to Homs project.

• Implement and adapt MSF psychiatric protocols and emergency care pathways to Homs Project.

• Compile and review the necessary data and report - Contribute to the development and review of

psychiatric case registers and line lists.

• Conduct regular contextual analysis and advise on the feasibility and sustainability of psychiatric

service provision, including links with MoH and other actors.

• Promote a multi-disciplinary approach to care and ensure effective communication with medical,

mental health, and social teams.