Being a mental health officer (MHO) with MSF is an intense but rewarding job. From providing psychological first aid to survivors of natural disasters to counselling HIV patients, our MHOs play a vital role in our projects. Trauma is often the most painful aspect of surviving a conflict or disaster, or living with a disease, and mental healthcare is vital for recovery.
Responsibilities 

Our MHOs often head a group of outreach workers and counsellors, providing care in the health facilities but also out in the community. 
It’s a challenging and exciting role and you would be responsible for some or all of the following:  
Doing a community mental health assessment 
Planning a mental health strategy 
Managing mental healthcare for an entire hospital/project 
Providing care for victims of sexual violence 
Supporting groups of displaced people 
Identifying and managing protection issues

Requirements

Formal education and post qualification in one of the following: Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Social work (with additional psychological therapy qualification), Psychiatry (with additional psychological therapy qualification) 
Currently licensed to practice  one of the above areas with independent licensed clinical practice 
Two year's post-qualification experience 
Experience working in the field of HIV/AIDS, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), sexual violence, Tuberculosis (TB) care 
Experience in managing and training mental health workers 
Experience in the clinical supervision of others and treating trauma related problems 
Experience with emergency mental health/crisis interventions 
A second language (preferably French, Arabic, Spanish or Portuguese) 
Able to work well as a part of a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary team 
Willing to work in unstable areas and ability to cope in a difficult and unpredictable environment 
Available for a minimum of nine to twelve months 
Minimum of three months’ work, volunteering or travelling experience in developing countries 
Fluency in English​ is essential, Arabic and French will be an asset