Psychosocial worker

Psychologist

• Category: Health / Medical - Psychology
• Type : Job Opportunity
• Location: Phnom Penh
• Schedule: Full-time
• Salary: N/A

• Psychosocial support of patients and families
• Conduct assessments of patients and their families to determine their psychological, emotional, spiritual, and social needs.
• Provide counselling and support to patients and family members in accordance with these needs through individual, group or family consultations.
• Participate in continuity of care plan by collaborating with medical and administrative teams.
• Follow up and visit patients and their families at their home if needed (day missions and 1-to-4-night missions).
• Educate patients and families about health rights, available resources and support systems.
• Multidisciplinary work and networking
• Link with the medical and paramedical team for ongoing case discussion and evaluation, patient advocacy, and treatment plans.
• dentify relevant partners (institutions, NGOs, etc.) and build partnership for the referral of complex cases outside the scope of DSF or requiring specialized services (victims of abuse/violence, psychiatric needs, etc.).
• Formalize referral procedures ensuring patients and family’s self-determination and right to confidentiality.
• Training and capacity building
• Identify good practices and establish guidelines for the support of DSF patients and their families.
• Provide awareness and training sessions on palliative care and psychological support organized by DSF, to various partners such as Hospitals, CSOs, local or international NGOs, Universities.
• Participate in the writing of documents, training material, guidelines or other supportive documents produced by DSF on psychological thematic.
• Follow continuous training plan: o internal and external trainings on palliative care and psychological thematic, o academic readings and o case studies analysis and (group) discussion.
• Follow continuous training plan:
• internal and external trainings on palliative care and psychological thematic,
• academic readings and case studies analysis and (group) discussion.
• . Administration and data management
• Update patients’ medical records and other related information.
• Collect and consolidate data’s; monitor patients’ statistics.
• Adhere to administrative directives related to work schedule, records keeping and communication with patients.
• Adhere to DSF chart and internationally accepted humanitarian principles.