Jobs at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

The objective of the Position:

• Organizing and ensuring medical consultations to the target population providing treatment to patients within the scope of his/her medical competencies and referring them when appropriate, according to MSF protocols, procedures and the universal hygiene standards in order to guarantee quality and efficiency of the service provided.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure the implementation and standardization of MSF clinical policies, tools, and hygiene protocols in order to minimize clinical risks and to granting quality of patient case management.
• Implement diagnosis, prescription and prevention procedures that fall under the scope of his/her competencies applying medical knowledge, asking appropriate questions to patients and following protocols in force as well as using laboratory services when necessary, in order to ensure a correct implementation of the medical treatments and to refer patients when appropriate.
• Carry out pre-hospital stabilization and trauma room treatment according to protocols in case of an emergency in order to reduce mortality rates and referral of patients when necessary
• Delegates and organize team during an emergency resuscitation in the emergency room.
• Ensure that the patients are triaged based on emergency medical coding system.
• Be conversant with the MSF Sexual Violence & Intimate Partner Violence (SV & IPV) Protocol and the processes of offering medicolegal support to survivors in the Kenyan context.
• Know, promote, and provide medical services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence according to the MSF SGBV protocol
• Perform the role of shift clinical team lead with the support of the supervisor to ensure quality of care, IPC and commodity management.
• Promote and maintain confidentiality regarding all patient cases and records
• Record in individual patient’s card and registration books all medical activities (drugs prescribed, lab results, vaccination status, epidemiological activity, doses, etc) performed keeping data traceability in order to ensure patients treatment continuity.
• Participate in data collecting and reporting when required
• Know and implement Patient Therapeutic Education (PTE), i.e. keeping contact with all patients, providing them information regarding their health state and responding to their questions.
• To participate in any other project activities as will be required and provide input to the department.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education: - Minimum of a diploma in Clinical Medicine from an accredited institution.

• Must have a valid practicing license from the Clinical Officer Council of Kenya

Experience: - Desirable 2 years working experience. Previous experience in other NGO’s/MSF is a plus.

Languages: - English, Swahili

Competences: - Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service

• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Detail oriented and meticulous in all aspects of work
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team
• Ability to work in strenuous condition with minimal supervision

Applicants MUST be Kenyan nationals and have the necessary statutory documents (ID, NSSF, NHIF, and a PIN certificate).

How to apply

Candidates meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit a motivation letter and an updated Curriculum Vitae as a single file mentioning the subject line “Daily Worker/Locum Clinical Officer” and email to: msff-kenya-recruitment@paris.msf.orgon or before 19th November 2023.

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The objective of the Position:

• Organizing and ensuring psychological consultations to the target population providing treatment to patients within the scope of his/her medical competencies and referring them when appropriate, according to MSF protocols and procedures in order to guarantee quality and efficiency of the service provided.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Provision of counselling activities in the Trauma & SGBV clinics and Youth Friendly Centre.

• Liaise closely with other departments in the programme to enable open communication and ensure smooth referral of patients
• Attend departmental meetings, discussing relevant issues concerning the counselling department.
• Reinforce confidentiality in the clinics
• Order requests of commodities and stationery for the department activities

Psychological care for SGBV patients and other Mental health emergencies

• Provide patient centered psychological care for clients according to MSF guidelines.
• Sensitize the medical team to recognize psychological disorders and to refer patients to the psychologist for further assessment and management
• Ensure the patients receive open-minded support regarding their right to choose, especially in delicate issues like unwanted pregnancies, desire for a child, marital discrepancy etc.
• Provide psychotherapy interventions for patients with complicated psychological diagnosis and evaluate the necessity of referral for external support or for a 2nd opinion
• Referral of acute mental health emergencies and follow up of the patients in referral facilities (together with MAM)

Continuous Medical Education (CME) presentations about psychological disorders

• To participate in CMEs and on job training for staff on trauma cases, SGBV cases, child development, counselling techniques etc. The counsellors should be encouraged to present with your support and input.
• Participate in training new Staff or other health workers from MOH/ other organizations
• Develop treatment literacy sessions and provide materials and tools.
• Train and supervise counsellors and expert patients, as needed, to conduct such sessions with the involvement of the medical team
• Provide health education materials for patients

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Education: - Degree in Medical Psychology from an accredited institution.

• Experience: - Psycho-social counselling experience of at least 2 years. Previous experience in other NGO’s/MSF is a plus.

• Languages: - Fluency in English and Kiswahili is a must, other local language is a plus.

• Knowledge: - Computer operation, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Competences: - Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service

• Good communication skills both verbal and written
• Detail oriented and meticulous in all aspects of work
• Ability to work independently as well as within a team
• Ability to work in strenuous condition with minimal supervision

• Applicants MUST be Kenyan nationals and have the necessary statutory documents (ID, NSSF, NHIF, and a PIN certificate).

How to apply

Candidates meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit a motivation letter and an updated Curriculum Vitae as a single file mentioning the subject line “Daily Worker/Locum Psychologist” to Email: msff-kenya-recruitment@paris.msf.orgon or before 19th November 2023.