Psychiatrist Trainer- Philippines
International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility for rapid response to emergencies. International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
PROGRAM SUMMARY:
On November 8, 2013 Super-Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made landfall in the Visayas region of the Philippines and left widespread devastation in its wake, damaging infrastructure, disrupting livelihoods, and halting agricultural production. For many of the 14 million people affected by the storm, Typhoon Haiyan caused not only bodily harm, but sparked a major increase in psychological distress. Confronted with losses of loved ones, homes, and sources of income, many survivors presented with signs of mental stress and trauma. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, most patients seen at International Medical Corps mobile medical units (MMUs) in Tacloban (Leyte) and Roxas (Capiz) reported suffering the loss of home or livelihood, and approximately 75% of IMC’s patients reported psychological distress.
The expansion of the current MHPSS program will bring it from nine to 17 municipalities across Leyte Province, covering International Medical Corps’ entire geographic area of responsibility – and indirectly reaching a population of over 760,000 people. International Medical Corps will build on the training implemented during the first phase of the program to improve outreach and community-level support. International Medical Corps will work with traditional community-based support systems, involving social workers, faith leaders and other key persons at the community level who can provide basic psychosocial support, linking them to doctors and nurses trained on the mhGAP curriculum to strengthen and expand the continuum of care from the community to health facilities and back down.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at highest risk, and with the flexibility for rapid response to emergencies. International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.
PROGRAM SUMMARY:
On November 8, 2013 Super-Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made landfall in the Visayas region of the Philippines and left widespread devastation in its wake, damaging infrastructure, disrupting livelihoods, and halting agricultural production. For many of the 14 million people affected by the storm, Typhoon Haiyan caused not only bodily harm, but sparked a major increase in psychological distress. Confronted with losses of loved ones, homes, and sources of income, many survivors presented with signs of mental stress and trauma. In the immediate aftermath of the storm, most patients seen at International Medical Corps mobile medical units (MMUs) in Tacloban (Leyte) and Roxas (Capiz) reported suffering the loss of home or livelihood, and approximately 75% of IMC’s patients reported psychological distress.
The expansion of the current MHPSS program will bring it from nine to 17 municipalities across Leyte Province, covering International Medical Corps’ entire geographic area of responsibility – and indirectly reaching a population of over 760,000 people. International Medical Corps will build on the training implemented during the first phase of the program to improve outreach and community-level support. International Medical Corps will work with traditional community-based support systems, involving social workers, faith leaders and other key persons at the community level who can provide basic psychosocial support, linking them to doctors and nurses trained on the mhGAP curriculum to strengthen and expand the continuum of care from the community to health facilities and back down.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Train primary health care (PHC) staff to identify and manage those with mental or psychosocial disturbances through regular seminars, on-the-job training and regular supervision of treatment.
- Assist the PHC staff in creating a clinical service for the mentally ill that is integrated into their working week, through specially allocated clinical time or an equivalent mechanism.
- Respond to psychiatric emergencies in conjunction with PHC staff.
- Keep a comprehensive audit of all clinical work conducted and train PHC staff to similarly audit their work in order to provide comprehensive patient contact and management data.
- Assume responsibility for monitoring and reporting on the work to demonstrate the extent to which the indicators listed in the proposals are being met.
- Liaise effectively with IMC global mental health advisor to provide training materials and tools for review, send regular technical reports (quarterly) and receive input on development of materials.
- Coordinate project monitoring and evaluation activities, with attention to record of lessons learned through evidence-based practice for the purpose of project replication or expansion.
- Work within the framework of the IASC guidelines for mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings and Sphere standards
- Help in the promotion of IASC guidelines
- Represent IMC as requested in various for a including cluster and working group meetings
- Work collaboratively with other agencies, local and international and with relevant government bodies
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards within International Medical Corps and amongst beneficiaries served by International Medical Corps.Qualifications:1. Holds a degree in medicine or psychiatric nursing, has completed residency and holds current license/registration to practice medicine or psychiatric nursing.
- Has a minimum 3 years clinical experience in a hospital and / or community based mental health, preferably in humanitarian/low resource settings
- Training experience required.
- Strong organizational and supervisory skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within different cultural environments.
- Honest, hard working and a self-motivated person
- Ability to work within a team structure or in isolation, flexible, and can cope with stressful workloads and working with limited resources.
- Ability to travel on short notice to project sites by car or air
- Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.
How to apply:
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
To officially begin the application process, qualified candidates please go to our career pagehttp://careers.internationalmedicalcorps.org/careers.aspx , noting where you noticed the position you are applying for and complete the online employment application form.
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