Job Description

PHYSIOTHERAPIST for “Kilo Poject”

Position status: Full-time
Location: Ibb – Al-Qaedah

Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, humanitarian, non-governmental organisation providing assistance to people in need as a result of natural and man-made disasters, irrespective of race, religion, ideology or politics.

Main Purpose of the position

Following medical prescription, plan and carry out individual treatment programmers, by assessing pa-tients’ physical state, in order to maintain, improve or rehabilitate the physical well-being of the patient and prevent physical handicaps. 
The physiotherapist contributes to the implementation of physiotherapy related activities in accordance with the defined strategy such as following medical prescriptions, plan and carry out individual treatment programmes, assessing patients’ physical state, to maintain, improve or rehabilitate the physical well-being of the patient therefore prevent further disabling complications. He/she should be a full member of the interdisciplinary hospital team which ensures patient-centred care within the hospital.

Accountabilities

• Assess patient physical capacities, using different procedures (e.g. functional capacity tests) to set up treatment objectives with the patient and therefore improve patient's health and wellbeing. 
• Elaborate and implement physiotherapy programmes, including physiotherapy exercises, manipulations, massages, education, utilization of physiotherapy devices and orthopaedic equipment, educating and advising patients and their careers on how to prevent and/or improve conditions, to accelerate and improve activity results. 
• Train patients and caretakers on how to avoid injury to create preventive behaviours. 
• Actively monitor and report physiotherapy activities (correctly filling in patient files, forms, statistics, and reports) and analyse these statistics to improve quality service, preserving patient’s data traceability. 
• Take care of physiotherapy equipment, managing the stock, making orders according to activity and cleaning up the equipment, to ensure its continuous availability and quality of service. 
• Report to the technical referent any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines to implement the appropriate measures.

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and service requirement, with the support of the Head-Nurse. 
• Ensure a strict respect for cultural gender rules.
• To demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, caretakers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news.
• To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting, or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.
• To communicate effectively with patients and caretakers so as to maximise rehabilitation potential and provide safe and efficient discharge plans.
• Identify and refer patients internally and accordingly to services/departments within the hospital in line with the patient centered approach.
• Participate and support in mapping the different stakeholders (local and international) and their services in the physiotherapy/rehabilitation field within our jurisdiction,
• Participate and support in the external referral of patients in need of prosthesis, orthosis, braces accordingly, 

Requirements

Education    

• Essential, Physiotherapist official degree / diploma.
• Essential: VALID WORK PERMIT from the medical council in Sanaa

Experience    

• Not required. (the one from the study period is considered as an experience)

Languages        

• Essential - local language; - Arabic,
• Desirable, mission working language. - English

Competencies    

• Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service 
• Result oriented.
• Good interpersonal skills– including observant, flexibility, listening and empathy skills.
• Commitment.
• Problem solving approach to tasks.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within teams. (team player)
• Ability to manage time effectively.