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Field - Psychiatrist
Msfsa · JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng/Western Cape, 2001, South Sudan · Active · BambooHR
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Msfsa |
| Title | Field - Psychiatrist |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | - |
| Location | JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng/Western Cape |
| Work model | - |
| Employment type | Contract |
| Salary | - |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | BambooHR |
| Posted / first seen | 2021-06-04 / 2026-05-30 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-05-30 / 2026-06-06 |
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| Company | Msfsa |
| Source | 1e096f4e-c54a-40f0-9197-8aae4f015bbb |
| ATS provider | BambooHR |
Description
Médecins Sans Frontières – OCBA (Operational Centre Barcelona –
Athens) is looking for a
Field - Psychiatrist
(Based in Yemen / Temporary contract of 6 months)
GENERAL CONTEXT
Médecins Sans Frontières is an international independent medical-humanitarian organization, which offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters and to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination and irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
The MSF movement is built around five operational directorates supported by MSF’s 24 sections, 24 associations and other offices together worldwide. MSF OCBA is one of those directorates. The operations are implemented by field teams and the mission coordination teams; together with the organizational units based in Barcelona, Athens and decentralized in Nairobi, Dakar and Amman. The field operations are guided and supported by 5 Operational Cells, the Emergency Unit and other departments supporting operations, including Projects & IT.
GENERAL OBJECTIVE
To collaborate with MSF medical staff on the integration of psychiatric treatment with basic healthcare services in order to insure the treatment of patients suffering from severe and common psychiatric disorders.
• Improve the quality of care in psychiatric services within a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach.
• Improve the access to quality psychiatric services of the target population by strengthening the referral system and collaborating with MoH and other actors.
• Improve the capacities of the MSF and MoH team by identifying needs, planning and training MDs & MH Team and supervising their work.
• Ensure a rational use of psychotropic drugs by advising on treatment lines according to MSF guidelines, reviewing consumptions and participating in medical orders in collaboration with Pharma team and PMR
MAIN FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES & TASKS
• 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
• 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.
• Recruitment of MSF psychiatrist /mhGap MD
• Training on mhGap to MSF and MoH identified doctors
• Implementation of the expanded mhGap approach in the project (currently implemented under restricted
Full job record
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| Provider | bamboohr |
| Provider Job Key | 184 |
| Title | Field - Psychiatrist |
| Normalized Title | — |
| Status | active |
| Active | yes |
| Location Text | JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng/Western Cape, 2001, South Sudan |
| Department | — |
| Team | — |
| Employment Type | contract |
| Workplace Type | — |
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| Country | — |
| Region | Gauteng/Western Cape |
| City | JOHANNESBURG |
| Salary Raw | — |
| Salary Min | — |
| Salary Max | — |
| Salary Currency | — |
| Salary Period | — |
| Source URL | https://msfsa.bamboohr.com/careers/184 |
| Apply URL | https://msfsa.bamboohr.com/careers/184 |
| First Seen At | 2026-05-30 05:43:54Z |
| Last Seen At | 2026-06-06 10:28:07Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-06 10:28:07Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-05-30 05:43:54Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2021-06-04 00:00:00Z |
| Source Updated At | — |
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