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Job Title: Mental Health Nurse FSR # 589 

Location: Al Zaatari Camp

Job Summary:

Health care provider.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSABILITIES:

Background:

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 to respond rapidly to emergency situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversees overall implementation, technical, operational and otherwise
• Supports in the development, organizing and implementation of training opportunities for staff
• Supports the roll-out of staff supervision and professional development opportunities
• Provides education on, and supports the roll-out and adherence to the IMC Mental Health Protocol
• Demonstrate and follow the IASC Guidelines for MHPSS and adheres to international guidelines and best practices in MHPSS program development and implementation
• Conducts regular reviews documentation to ensure technical compliance and adherence to the Mental Health Protocol
• Supports and guides staff in the development of biopsychosocial care plans with focus on any immediate safety concerns
• Represents IMC at key stakeholder meetings
• Provides technical advice and support to staff upon as requested
• Supports in the recruitment of key MHPSs staff upon as requested
• Conducts key administrative tasks, to support in project implementation
• Provides advice and supervision on key implementation strategies for MHPSS
• Support and oversees psychosocial support activities implementation like Youth Empowerment Program and Caregiver skills training, and others
• Monitors the on-going care plan development of teams with special attention to safety issues
• Supports collaboration and coordination between MHPSS and health and protection actors
• Support teams to establish short-term goals and include steps to address safety and immediate family stability
• Ensure that all care plan activities have time lines and support services.
• Conduct review for appropriate utilization of services from admission through discharge/termination
• Work within a multidisciplinary team, and support the development of regular case conferencing in various sites
• Provide input into MHPSS program development, M&E systems, evaluation mechanisms and documentation
• Contribute to the case management file, including assessments, treatment plan and client functioning scale.
• Provides on-job supervision and capacity building training on topic relevant to MHPSS
• Perform other job-related duties as requested by Supervisor.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Master in psychology or social work  from a Jordanian University
• MH Case Management experience is mandatory 3 years at least.
• Leadership skills and experience
• Experience with an NGO (preferred).
•  Good in English language, speaking and writing.
•  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Child Safeguarding:

International Medical Corps is committed to child safeguarding and expects all employees to strictly adhere to the values and principles of the International Medical Corps Child Safeguarding Policy.

Code of Conduct

It is our shared responsibility and obligation to prevent matters involving Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, trafficking in Persons, Child Safeguarding and any suggested violation to our Code of Conduct, which may involve Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption or Harassment.  If you see, hear or are made aware of any suggested activities then you have an obligation to report.

Compliance & Ethics

Promotes and encourages a culture of compliance and ethics throughout International Medical Corps. As applicable to the position, maintains a clear understanding of International Medical Corps’ and donor compliance and ethics standards and adheres to those standards.  Conducts work with the highest level of integrity. Communicates these values to staff and to partners and requires them to adhere to these values.

Equal Opportunities

International Medical Corps is proud to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or status as a veteran.

This job description is subject to periodic review and adjustment in order to achieve International Medical Corps goals in Jordan, and any changes to the job description will be discussed and agreed

“I hereby certify that all the information provided through the application and CV are accurate and the supportive documents are available upon request, any false information provided will cause cancelation of the application and applicant will be subject to legal action”.

Our screening process will be on a rolling basis, once a candidate is selected the announcement will be closed.