Psychologist - Belgium Project

CONTEXT 

MSF's mission in Belgium aims to address, through a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach, the health needs and key social determinants of the most vulnerable segments of the population, including migrants in transit and undocumented migrants, while supporting civil and associative actors and promoting institutional change.   

Today, the Belgium Project is structured around following axes of intervention:  

• Outreach: Multidisciplinary package of care including primary health care, mental and psychosocial support, health promotion, intercultural mediation and referral to specialized medical care if necessary, in parkings/squats/centres along the migration routes in Belgium 
• Detention: Access to a second medical opinion consultation, through a medical volunteer group, for migrants in the administrative detention centres in Belgium 
• Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): The project aims for dignified living conditions in squats and reception centres for UAM, by taking measures against bed bugs, scabies and other EH related issues 
• Emergencies: The project responds to specific identified emergencies when needed 
• Advocacy & Communication: Advocacy & communications’ interventions on the policy of non-reception  

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES 

Providing psychological support to patients according to MSF principles, standards and procedures in order to improve the patients’ mental health.  

Accountabilities  

• Carrying out evaluation of mental health needs of patients and establishing a diagnosis and a plan of treatment. Informing the patient and his/her relatives about the possible consequences of the illness and the drug treatment to follow and referring patients to other health professionals whenever necessary, in order to provide the most appropriate treatment and improve the patient's condition 
• Implementing the Sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) protocol, identifying possible victims of SGBV and referring them to the medical team so that they receive the necessary treatment  
• Providing psychological support and psychotherapy sessions (individual, family, group) to patients according to MSF protocols in order to improve their mental health conditions  
• Assisting and training staff members and resourceful people whenever necessary in order to enhance the scope of MH activities. Working in close collaboration with translators in order to ensure appropriate terminology and behaviour during sessions  
• Collecting statistical and monitoring data about mental health activities  
• Informing the supervisor and the medical team about any issues or problems that may arise related to patients’ treatment in order to provide the best possible solution from a medical perspective  
• Ensuring that all patient information is kept confidential  

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities  

• Providing psychological support to patients according to MSF protocols in order to improve their mental health condition through group and individual sessions 
• Fill-in the MH patients’ files, after every individual consultation 
• Carrying out joint sessions with MSF medical doctor/nurse for survivors of violence and draft mental health certificates 
• Carrying out joint sessions with MSF medical doctor/nurse for identified people with both medical and mental health needs and draft mental health certificates for people with severe mental ehalth symptoms 
• Collaborate closely with the medical staff and the health promoters, promoting a multidisciplinary approach of the complex situations 
• Work in close collaboration with the Health Promotion Officers in order to use appropriate terminology and behavior during sessions 
• Collaborate to explorative visits to centers, camps, squats, streets in order to assess the mental health needs not covered by the authorities or other actors and propose a plan of action if relevant 
• Participate in medical assessment visits in detention centers with volunteer medical doctors.  
• Assist and train MSF staff members and staff of partners/external actors, about mental health topics. Develop and facilitate training modules 
• Develop specific mental health tools or guidelines to adjust the activities to a specific target population 
• Attend external meetings related to mental health and write minutes to share with colleagues. 
• Regularly update the mental health actors mapping 
• Write daily feedback of activities to share with the team and the weekly update 
• Encode weekly the activities in the data system 
• Draft and share with MH Activity Manager / Project Medical Referent  the Monthly report 
• Ensure confidentiality of patient files and MH certificates  

REQUIREMENTS 

Education & Experience 

• Essential: Master’s degree in clinical psychology 
• Registration with the Commission of Psychologists (Belgium) with a visa as Clinical Psychologist in Belgium 
• Minimum 1-year experience as a psychologist is mandatory 
• Having experience with the psychosocial network in Brussels for referrals is mandatory  
• Having experience with patients in need of psychiatric treatment, living in precarious conditions and from various cultural backgrounds is a strong asset 
• Previous experience with MSF or others NGO’s is an asset  
• Experience in migration context is an asset.  

Competencies 

• Computer literacy (word, excel and internet) 
• Results and Quality Orientation  
• Teamwork and Cooperation  
• Behavioral Flexibility  
• Commitment to MSF Principles  
• Stress Management   

Languages 

• Proficiency in English & French, both written & spoken is mandatory 
• Arabic, Dutch and/or another language is an asset  

CONDITIONS 

• Expected starting date: 01st of July 2026 
• Location: Brussels, mainly carried out in the project (Belgium) 
• Contract type: Fixed-term contract – full-time  

*Due to legal administrative constraints, given the duration of the contract, candidates must already have the permanent right as Belgian or EU national, and/or valid work permit with mention of "Unlimited access to the labor market" to work in Belgium  

• Contract duration: until 13/12/2026  
• Salary according to MSF-OCB Head Office grid 
• Meal Vouchers – Hospital Insurance (DKV) – Pension Plan – 100% reimbursement for public transportation costs 
• Adhere to the MSF principles and to our managerial values: Respect, Transparency, Integrity, Accountability, Trust and Empowerment 
• Adhere to the MSF Behavioral Commitments  

Deadline for applications: 17th of May 2026 

How to apply?   

➢ Submit your application via the 'Apply here' button   

➢ You will be directed to the online application form for this position   

➢ It should take 5-10 minutes to complete. Thank you in advance for having your CV and motivation letter ready to upload  (in pdf format) 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.   

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