Palestinian Medical Relief Society - Gaza

Job Title: Psychologist
 
Project: (Beyond the Wall: Strengthening the resilience of non-communicable disease health services and improving the food security of patients in the Gaza Strip).

Palestinian Medical Relief Society is implementing a project to strengthen the resilience of the health system and the food sovereignty of patients with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and to promote sustainable qualitative, reliable, and efficient structure in health care services for NCDs in the Gaza Strip which is marked by protracted crisis and humanitarian aid. The project is implemented in partnership with

Medico International and financed by the Federal Republic of Germany - BMZ.
Therefore, PMRS is seeking to hire one Psychologist with a full-time job, 6 days per week in its health centers.
 
Requirements:
 
- Bachelor's degree in Psycho- counseling.
- Three years' work experience in spatiality.
- Experience in working with health NGOs, in a similar field.
- Strong communication skills.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Computer skills.
 
The project activities are implemented in all PMRS centers including the NCD center in Gaza and three primary health care centers in Um Elnaser, Jabalia, and Al-Fukhary areas.
 
The selected applicant's responsibilities are the following  
• Conducting risk factor assessment for NCD patients at PMRS health centers
• Working with patients at PMRS health centers through individual and group sessions to address the common risk factors such as obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity.
• Assisting the patients with NCDs in disease counseling and follow-up care for treatment adherence.
• Develop individual plans for patients to increase motivation to behavioral change and minimize resistance to behavioral change.
• Reversing and/or decreasing the effects of behavioral risk factors (smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diets) through a brief behavior change counseling approach.
• Monitor the risk factor behavior changes.

Interested candidates are requested to send through this link (https://forms.gle/aU7WojYf74aNtY7T7) Deadline for submitting applications is 20/06/2023, no later than 12:00 PM Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written exam and interview.