Job Detail

JOB PURPOSE 

Provide general OPD services to all targeted population as well as provision of mental health services according to the Mental Health Gap Action Programmed (MHGAP) aims to scale up care for priority mental, neurological and substance use conditions (depression, psychosis, epilepsy, developmental disorders, behavioral disorders, dementia, drug use, and suicide/self-harm).

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITES

• Work in collaboration with the mobile team members and lead the activities
• Provide Primary health care services including triage, first aid, trauma-care and control of essential communicable & Non-communicable diseases.
• Assess the psychological status and provide psychological treatment, and refer complicated cases
• Work in collaboration with the nurses and midwifes to ensure quality medical care provision.
• Management of childhood illnesses according the IMNCI protocol
• Diagnosis and appropriate course of treatment to the clients based on the MoPH approved guidelines on best quality manner in particular for SAM, MAM and respective diseases.
• Assessment, diagnosis and management and evaluation of all mental health illness as follow:
  1.  Acute stress (ACU)
  2. Grief (GRI)
  3. Moderate-severe depressive disorder (DEP)
  4. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  5. Psychosis (PSY)
  6. Epilepsy/seizures (EPI)
  7. Intellectual disability (ID)
  8. Harmful use of alcohol and drugs (SUB)
  1. Suicide (SUI)
  10. Other significant mental health complaints (OTH).

• Complete and properly fill the individual card with the medical information.
• Ensure that the clinic has an updated contact list for referrals for the care of MNS conditions.
• Manage both mental and physical conditions in people with MNS conditions
• Prepare messages for the community about available MNS care (e.g.  Purpose and importance of MNS care, services available at the clinic, clinic location and hours).
• Discuss the messages with community leaders.
• Ensure confidentiality. Health records should be stored securely.
• Refer the complicated cases to higher level of services and follow-up of referred cases

• Identify data needed for input into the health information system
• Compile weekly and monthly reports and share with line manager over the time.
• Raise regular supply request to line manager and ensure securing of mobile team supplies including therapeutic food and drugs.
• Provision of monthly pharmaceutical consumption report.
• Make referral system for any cases that need extra services (EPHS).
• Any other duties as delegated by supervisor.

Other

• Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards.
• Adhere to WV accountability standards.
• To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of (Herat , Badghis, Faryab, Ghor) interventions.