Détails de l'annonce
Organisation : Médecins Sans Frontières - Artsen Zonder Grenzen
Site web : https://www.msf.be
Lieu de l'emploi : Bruxelles /
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée déterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Santé
Date de publication : 14/06/2023
Date limite : 31/07/2023
Profil
REQUIREMENTS
Education
- Essential Bachelor in Science of Nursing
- Essential recognized nurse diploma in Belgium
- Desirable : Recognized psychiatric nurse or community degree/diploma.
- Training in counselling or psychotherapy is an asset.
Experience
- Desirable 2 years of previous experience and previous experience in other NGO’s working in multidisciplinary team
- Desirable previous experience in a psychiatric ward, ideally in Belgium.
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
Languages
Good oral and written French and English language skills.
Arabic, Dutch and/or another language is an asset
Description
CONTEXT
MSF's mission in Belgium aims to address through a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach, the health needs and key social determinants of the most vulnerable segments of the population including migrants in transit, undocumented migrants and unaccompanied minors, while proactively engaging in assessing main difficulties and promoting institutional change.
Since 2015 MSF has been mainly providing first-line psychosocial and mental health services for migrants at the Humanitarian Hub and follow up for patients at the project offices. The Covid-19 pandemic led to a shift in the activities with the introduction of an outreach team initially focused on dealing with outbreak clusters and Covid-19 prevention. The outreach team now focuses on providing a comprehensive package of activities including curative medicine, health promotion, prevention and psychosocial support for migrants living in precarious situations in Belgium.
Today, the Belgian mission is structured around 4 axes of intervention:
- Mental health: first line mental health care is provided at the HUB humanitaire and in shelters & squats.
- Outreach: the mobile team is providing sensitization, prevention, control of infections, health promotion, primary health care and referral to specialized medical care if necessary.
- Emergencies: the mission responds to specific identified emergencies when needed.
- Advocacy & communications’ interventions on the reception crisis
RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide psychiatric nursing care, mental health support and follow-up of patients, according to General Practitioner/psychiatrist’s prescriptions and the defined treatment plan, following MSF protocols and MSF hygiene standards/precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for the targeted population.
Be in charge of psychological and/or medical emergencies (hospitalizations, crisis management, follow-up after hospitalizations, references, contacts with hospitals and is the case manager of MSF patients).
- Organize and carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during psychiatric consultations, and other medical procedures.
- Participate in health education, evaluate, follow-up and reinforce the medication adherence.
- Ensure patients receive appropriate care and that those with lack of autonomy and/or medical needs received the support needed.
- Carry out admission, surveillance, and follow-up of patients (i.e. assessment of the evolution of their state of health and the identification of any emergencies or deterioration of the patient).
- Organize hospitalizations or MEO if necessary, in collaboration with the medical team.
- Carry out and supervise administrative procedures and documents (fill in patient’s files, forms, consumptions, statistics, registers, etc.), ensuring an appropriate written/oral handover, and reporting any problematic situations and cases that may arise.
- Identify the most vulnerable people (including Sexually Gender Based Violence victims).
- Refer patients to other mental health professionals whenever necessary, to provide the most appropriate treatment and improve the patient's condition.
- Collaborate closely with medical, social, and legal services in HUB and/or in MSF clinic, promoting a multidisciplinary approach.
- Work in close collaboration with the intercultural mediators to use appropriate terminology and behavior during sessions.
- Be the focal point for the HUB and the housing centers, meaning give appointment to vulnerable beneficiaries according to the psychologists’ timetable in HUB, ensure the role of “back-up” at the Hub, taking care of urgent situations during open hours consultation.
- Acts as case manager for all MSF patients with the partners (receives the calls in case of difficulty met by them and guides them to solve the situation).
- Be the focal point between hospital, mental health services and MSF team for patients who need to be hospitalized and keep the Mental Health Activity Manager informed.
- Participate in the mapping of facilities for referral (SSM, psychiatric wards).
- Participate in the elaboration of the project strategy together with the Mental Health Activity Manager.
- Participate in data collection and reporting
CONDITIONS
- Expected starting date: as soon as possible
- Location*: Brussels
- Contract type: Fixed-term contract - full-time
- Contract duration: 3 months, until October 31st 2023
- Salary according to MSF-OCB HQ grid
- Meal Vouchers - Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan – 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs
- Dynamic and stimulating work environment alongside multicultural colleagues
- Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment
- Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments
*Due to administrative constraints given the duration of the contract, candidates must already have the permanent right to work in Belgium (European Union citizen) or a residence permit/document with the mention “access to the labour market unlimited”
Deadline for applications: July 31st 2023
How to apply?
Please, send your CV and cover letter to MSFOCB-Belgium-HRFINCoassist@brussels.msf.org and mention “Nurse” in the subject of your email.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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