COVID-Go Clinical Psychologist x 1 at OPHID

OPHID

COVID-Go Clinical Psychologist (Part Time / Locum)

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate a technical working group of relevant MOHCC and local mental health experts to provide input and technical oversight of COVID-Go materials and activities.
• Co-develop/adapt existing evidence-based tools and resources to support HCW mental health activities under COVID-Go, including but not limited to:

i. COVID-19 related counselling prompts and scripts addressing unique mental health needs of HCWs on a dedicated FB Openline platform to provide:

ii. Self-Care Materials and Social Media tools for Health Care Workers through adaptation of FB ‘Tools to Thrive’ for HCW

• Co-design innovative dissemination strategy of materials through workbooks, social media, self-care app, and expansion of the FB ‘Community Minds’ website targeted to health care workers
• Timely and high quality documentation and reporting all program activities, outputs and outcomes of MH activities in line with COVID-Go program objectives, funder requirements and OPHID policies
• Organize and arrange logistics for training activities of existing mental health professionals/Openline counsellors, in coordination with Friendship Bench
• Support training of 10 Clinical Psychologist Interns on a dedicated FB Openline platform for HCWs
• Train and manage 6 Senior Psychologists working in ‘COVID hotspot’ locations (areas with highest COVID-19 case rates) to provide locum services for stepped-care referrals for clients calling Openline with red-flags or in need of one-on-one counselling
• Oversee and support implementation of COVID-Go mental health support and referrals for health care workers on Openline platform
• Support management of FB COVID-GO HCW Openline interns through weekly? meetings and data review
• •Monthly meetings with FB senior management to review activities and performance to target
• Conduct a mental health referral mapping in OPHID-supported Provinces through engagement with mental health professionals’ network and MOHCC
• Identify and engage 7 senior psychologists in the COVID-Go MH program to provide one-on-one counselling for clients referred for red-flags on the Openline platform
• Support FB to design and implement strategies to reach HCW in Zimbabwe with awareness and access to self-care resources to manage stress and build resiliency and health self-care behaviours.
• Support the co-design, production and dissemination of Self-Care Workbooks for health care workers.
• Co-design curriculum for and manage the implementation of facilitated self-care therapy sessions in COVID-19 hotspots.
• Working together with OPHID COVID-Go SIE and FB, design and implement a monitoring and evaluation framework for HCW MH activities
• Manage reporting timelines and routine performance monitoring using electronic dashboards of mental health cascade indicators.
• Design concepts and oversee implementation and reporting of embedded data-driven deep dives, process and outcome evaluations of COVID-Go MH activities.
• Produce and submit weekly activity reports to COVID-Go management
• Extract, clean, verify and enter data on select routine indicators
• Submit data to program managers within specified format and timelines
• Coordinate with relevant Ministry units, partner organizations and donor technical working groups to share lessons and evaluation findings
• Prepare the project annual budget and workplan in consultation with the Deputy Executive Director
• Oversee the use of organizational resources in line with OPHID’s policies, the donor agreement, and in compliance with the donor’s rules and regulations as applicable
• Compile and submit monthly projections and monitor expenditure against budget, explaining any variations thereof
• Submit timely requests and acquittals for resources in line with financial management policies and other relevant SOPs to support program implementation
• Oversee the timely submission of all administrative documents and reports (vehicle logbooks, asset verification checklists, petty cash certificates etc) in line with relevant SOPs
• Manage Project/program resources for the organization
• •Prepare the project annual budget and workplan in consultation with the Deputy Executive Director
• Oversee the use of organizational resources in line with OPHID’s policies, the donor agreement, and in compliance with the donor’s rules and regulations as applicable
• Compile and submit monthly projections and monitor expenditure against budget, explaining any variations thereof
• Submit timely requests and acquittals for resources in line with financial management policies and other relevant SOPs to support program implementation
• Oversee the timely submission of all administrative documents and reports (vehicle logbooks, asset verification checklists, petty cash certificates etc) in line with relevant SOPs
• Annual Budget and Workplans,Monthly projections; Donor and Internal Policy Compliance

Requirements

• Master’s in Clinical Psychology or better
• Trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a clinical psychologist
• Experience in a program management/supervision of other mental health professionals
• Fluent Shona and/or Ndebele speaker
• Previous research experience
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and experience of COVID-19 and mental health policies, services and routine indicators in Zimbabwe
• Good written and oral English
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)

Added Advantage

• Advanced training in public health
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certification.
• Experience in facilitating stakeholder discussions
• Experience in working with electronic platforms for provision of health information and/or data collection

Attributes

• Ability to work in a team and form productive, supportive and professional relationships with all colleagues
• Organized self-starter, proactive and able to work with minimal supervision
• Honest, conscientious and reliable
• Strong work ethic coupled with enthusiastic and passionate approach to work
• High degree of professionalism and integrity and ability to demonstrate good judgment, discretion and confidentiality at all times
• Good problem solving skills, with attention to detail
• Well organised and able to plan effectively and efficiently