Job offer: Psychiatrist at Partners In Health

Job Description: Psychiatrist Reported to: Chief Medical OfficerDuty Station: Maseru Position OverviewResponsibilities include but are not limited to: Technical assistance:

• Provide technical support to the PIHL directly supported health facilities including Botsabelo Hospital, the rural clinics
• Provide capacity building to the PIHL and Ministry of Health staff through training, supportive supervision, mentorship
• Direct the PIHL mental health toward attaining mental health universal health coverage
• Provide mental health accompaniment to the director of mental health in developing mental health strategies and mental health strategic plan and implementation
• Provide consultation to sick and critical patients at the PIHL-supported health facilities
• Make rounds once a week and assess sick mental health patients at Mohlomi Hospital
• Attend regularly the mental health technical working group
• Develop a capacity-building plan for Ministry of Health staff such as doctors and interns through formal or bedside and ground round sessions
• Support to develop mental health advocacy for the strengthening of mental health services
• Participate in mental health resources mobilization

 Clinical and Training Support: 

• Provide direct supervision to the RI site and Botsabelo and the district MOTU health facilities
• Provide onsite and regular training on mental health conditions
• Conduct training needs assessment for all PIH Lesotho supported staff and design intervention strategies to address the gaps identified through onsite training.

Administrative & leadership: 

• Assist in the mental health annual work plan and budget plan
• Support in the development of mental health capacity plan
• Support in the utilization of mental health data for evidence-based decision making
• Develop annual work plans and budget plans for the laboratory unit

Qualifications

• Degree of Medicine and Residency in Psychiatrist from a fully accredited institution with a minimum of 5 years of work experience
• Demonstrated expertise in conducting Mental health services in lower and middle-income countries
• Experience in health systems strengthening in rural and/or resource-limited settings
• Demonstrated ability for supervision and mentorship
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English
• Ability to generate documents (e.g. reports, grants, training materials) on a deadline
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across cultures with respect and humility
• Personal and professional commitment to social justice

Commitment to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment: