Vacancies at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Carrying out evaluation of mental health needs of patients and establishing a diagnosis and a plan of treatment. Informing the patient and his/her relatives about the possible consequences of the illness and the drug treatment to follow and referring patients to other health professionals whenever necessary, to provide the most appropriate treatment and improve the patient's condition
• Sensitize the medical team to recognize psychological disorders and to refer patients to the psychologist for further assessment and management
• Implementing the Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol, identifying survivors of SGBV and referring them to the medical team so that they receive the necessary treatment.
• Providing psychological support and psychotherapy sessions (individual, family, group) to patients according to MSF protocols to improve their mental health conditions.
• Assisting and training staff members and resource people whenever necessary to enhance the scope of MH activities. Working in close collaboration with translators to ensure appropriate terminology and behavior during sessions
• Collecting statistical and monitoring data about mental health activities in accordance to MSF guidelines.
• Informing the supervisor and the medical team about any issues or problems that may arise related to patients’ treatment to provide the best possible solution from a medical perspective
• Ensuring that all patient information is kept confidential.
• Liaise closely with other departments in the programme to enable open communication and ensure smooth referral of patients
• 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.
• Train and supervise counsellors and expert patients, as needed, to conduct such sessions with the involvement of the medical team.
• Plan an organize for difficult case discussions with counsellors and follow up on the planning of Clinical Case discussions on Telemedicine platform monthly.
• Active participation in departmental meetings and offer support to MSF-MOH decentralized sites survivors and take part in Monthly MHPSS meetings across OCs as well as Technical Working Group Activities.
• Fill and update patient files, weekly activity forms, tracking of lost to follow ups and up to date with Mental Health Database Activities.
• Working closely with data team and MH Supervisor in analyzing trends including patient follow ups.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Education: Degree in Medical Psychology from an accredited institution. (BA or Medical).
• Master’s degree in clinical psychology as an added advantage.
• 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).
• Candidates meeting the above qualifications are requested to submit a motivation letter and an updated

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Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Know, promote, implement and always follow the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensure high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment.
• Ensure patients are properly received and installed in the health service. Ensures that pa-Ensures that patients with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movements and comfort.
• Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, as well as
• assist them during consultations/ daily rounds and other medical procedures
• Ensure triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care when necessary and referring them to the doctor.
• Facilitating and providing ongoing medical care during patient referrals via ambulance.
• Ambulance activities: -Perform patient assessments, including physical examination of patients. Provide First Aid, Basic Life Support including but not limited to airway management, ventilator support, circulatory and shock management, clinical assessment, orthopedic care, and patient extrication and safety.
• Organizing and carrying out care and treatment according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures.
• Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
• Respecting medical ethics and confidentiality
• Carry-out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients meaning assessment of their health state evolution, and identification of emergency situations or any deterioration.
• Ensure team and patients safety during Mass casualty incidents
• Ensure proper and complete, comprehensive documentation of patient condition, all interventions and advice provided in the patient forms and/or medical legal documents as per protocols.
• Participating in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (quality and its functioning, storage conditions, follow-up of expired drugs inventories, stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorization, etc.)
• IPC - ensure hygiene in your duty station, use PPE accordingly with the situation, properly dispose of infections and general waste, instrument processing in trauma room

Qualifications & Requirements:
Education:

• Diploma in Emergency Medical Technology.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of demonstrable working experience in providing pre-hospital and trauma care/medical stabilization.
• Previous experience with MSF is a plus.

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Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Managing medical emergencies in the Trauma Room as per the standard emergency care guidelines: trauma, medical, surgical, obstetric and pediatric patients.
• Facilitating and providing ongoing medical care during patient referrals via ambulance.
• Ambulance activities: -Perform patient assessments, including physical examination of patients. Provide First Aid, Basic Life Support including but not limited to airway management, ventilator support, circulatory and shock management, clinical assessment, orthopedic care, and patient extrication and safety.
• Ensuring patients are properly received and installed and that those with lack of autonomy are assisted, especially regarding their feeding, personal hygiene, movement and comfort. For ER and OPD nurse, ensuring triage of patients in waiting areas, wards or during emergencies, detecting the priority acute/emergency cases, carrying out first aid care and referring them to the doctor when necessary
• Organizing and carrying out care and treatment according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, daily rounds and other medical procedures. Participating in health education of the patient (and family) when necessary.
• Knowledge, promoting, implementing and follow up of the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures in the medical premises and ensuring high standards of hygiene of his/her working environment.
• Always respecting medical ethics and confidentiality.
• Sending material to be sterilized and recuperates it from sterilization
• Carrying out admission, surveillance and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergency or deterioration
• Carrying and supervising administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, health files, etc.), ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations and cases that may arise. Participating in data collection and keeping doctors/supervisors informed.
• Participating in the department-related pharmacy and medical equipment control and maintenance (quality and its functioning, storage conditions, follow-up of expired drugs inventories, stock takes of medicines and material at every team changeover ensuring no material is taken out of nursing area/wards without prior authorization, etc.)
• Perform cleaning and minor maintenance for biomedical equipment used. Following the user manual and protocols and alert supervisor in case of malfunctioning.

Qualifications & Requirements:
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/Diploma in Nursing.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of demonstrable working experience in providing pre- hospital and trauma care/medical stabilization.
• Previous experience with MSF is a plus.

Languages:

• Essential local languages, Kiswahili and English