Psychiatrist

[Erbil,Iraq ]

Specific requirements for the role:

Education	MD degree, specialization on psychiatry
Experience	•       Essential working experience as a psychiatrist
Languages	•       Arabic, English and Kurdish would be preferable
Knowledge	Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary team  Strong communication and organizational skills
Competencies	Result  Teamwork  Flexibility  Commitment  Stress management

This job description may be amended in line with the activities or evolution of the organization .

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ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/SCOPE OF WORK:

• 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 WHO guidelines.
• Participate as a member of the mental health team when present and offer supervision and support to national psychologists and counsellors.
• Ensure that guidelines and psychotropic medications from WHO 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.

• Perform home (tent) visit if needed to reach severe cases not possile to transfer to PHCC.
• Cooperate closelly with the Medical Manager to ensure a comprehensive access to care to patients in need of mental health treatment.

Qualified candidates may send their applications to the e-mail address 

[email protected]

The application must include a maximum 2-page Updated CV.

As the subject of the e-mail should be named with the position title “Psychiatrist”.

Viyan Organization reserves the right of starting the interviews with selected candidates before the closing date.