Summary: The Physiotherapist will work as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide trauma-focused physiotherapy and rehabilitation to vulnerable populations including the Shabak community who are suffering from the effects of war and violence. This will be done through individual, group and telehealth sessions and trauma resilience workshops. The key goals of treatment are to improve functional ability, decrease pain levels, improve management of specific conditions such as incontinence, stress, poor sleep and pain, improve social participation and functioning, improve coping and outlook and overall wellbeing in order that survivors are better able to engage with social benefits, including access to reparations. In addition to providing rehabilitation services, the physiotherapist will support the training of other healthcare professionals, collaborate with partner organizations in the area to implement clinical services in their centers, and advocate on behalf of CVT.

This position will include participating in significant training and capacity building activities so as to develop treatment skills required to address the needs of survivors of trauma and ongoing stress.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide appropriate physiotherapy assessment to clients throughout their episode of care in order to continuously evaluate their progress and their changing needs for intervention and establish treatment goals and plan.
• Determine appropriate treatment techniques for survivors based on solid clinical reasoning. Interventions could include education, exercise therapy and manual therapy in the context of group work or within individual sessions.
• Educate and empower clients about prevention and/or self-management of their condition.
• Take responsibility for maintaining professional development by keeping up to date with evidence-based practice for managing CVT clients.
• Assist in the daily clinical operations to ensure clients are given appointments in a timely manner, group work activities and room designation is scheduled and coordinated fairly, equipment is shared and organized appropriately and other CVT client procedures are followed.
• Maintain up- to- date clinical records and statistical data and ensure that all required documentation is completed and stored in a timely and professional manner.
• Ensure that all work with clients observe CVT’s confidentiality policies, guidelines around protected health information are adhered to and ethical practices are observed at all times and are in accordance with CVT and the WPA standards.
• Assist with translating written material when needed and able.
• Ensure the cleanliness of treatment spaces and equipment used with clients as well as maintain a clean, professional appearance.
• Is proactive and participatory in developing the Physiotherapy service and in helping support/orientate colleagues.
• Attend all regularly scheduled trainings and meetings necessary for professional development and team coordination and upon request.
• Adherence to all relevant CVT policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.
• Case manage clients’ interdisciplinary care through regular communication with CVT’s psychosocial counselors and social workers to best identify clients’ on-going needs.
• Consistently communicate prior to and throughout client sessions with other disciplines to supply and receive relevant information about the background and progress of clients as well as refer those who require other specific medical attention.
• Provide and attend internal trainings to orient new staff and provide on-going interdisciplinary understanding and discussion.
• Recognize and respect boundaries between disciplines and establish regular communication mechanisms to address client urgent and/or on-going concerns.
• Assist with CVTs community outreach and awareness, education, and sensitization campaigns and programs when needed.
• Assist with developing referral systems and encourage collaboration between local groups and leaders, local and international NGOs, and government ministries.
• Attend interagency meetings to improve service delivery to our client groups and access opportunities to forward CVT’s work.
• In consultation with Associate Trainers and clinical team, collaborate with staff in partner organizations to strengthen and deliver clinical treatment services:
• Attend meetings with partner organizations related to strengthening and deliver clinical treatment services.
• Deliver clinical services in collaboration with partner organization staff and within partner organization centers.
• Liaise with clinical staff from within CVT and partner organizations to help survivors whose physical functioning may have been affected by war related experiences and encourage them to approach CVT for support.
• Training:
• Attend meetings and activities with partner organizations to identify training needs and establish training plans.
• Regularly presence in partner organization locations in order to provide services to survivors, collaborate with organizations, raise awareness and consult with vulnerable communities.
• Assist in designing, planning, logistics, implementing and facilitating external training for partners, local decision makers, community members and local and international NGO’s, and government/ministry staff on trauma and health issues in order to develop a more supportive environment for people whose physical functioning has been affected by experiences of violence.
• Contribute to completing the documentation and reporting of external trainings.
• Attend regular debriefings, case conferences and supervision meetings to ensure information and skill-sharing.
• Set and follow through on a personal self-care schedule to avoid burnout and vicarious traumatization.
• Recognize and seek support when needed from internal and/or external resources to address concerns of any workplace stress, signs of burnout and/or vicarious traumatization in an expedient manner.
• Provide formal feedback to colleagues when requested for on-going performance evaluation and development.

Required experience, competencies, education, certificates or licenses:

• University Degree in physiotherapy (2 year or 4 year degree).
• Practicing license provided by the Ministry of Health or Syndicate of Health Workers.
• Fluency in Arabic language.
• Computer literacy in Email and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Two years of relevant experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to demonstrate self-reflection and willingness to develop personally and professionally.
• Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing program requirements, beneficiary needs, and political climate.
• Must consistently promote and represent a humanitarian and human rights understanding of their work internally and externally, including promoting acceptance of differences and non-discrimination.
• Commitment to and role modeling of human rights approach including: maintaining respect regarding any sensitive issues such as religion, minority or political affiliation and treating colleagues equally regardless of differences. Strong commitment to serve beneficiaries of CVT’s project regardless their religion, gender, minority affiliation or political background.
• Commitment to the ethical and sensitive implementation of project activities, including a commitment to confidentiality, diversity, equity and inclusion, quality service provision, and the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (including online).

Preferred experience, competencies, education, certificates or licenses:

• Fluency in Shabak, Kurdish or English languages.
• Experience working as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Work experience with survivors of war trauma.

Interested candidates must submit an updated CV with a Cover Letter to: iraq_hr@cvt.org

Please put “Physiotherapist” in the Subject line.

Application deadline:  December 7^th, 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be invited to interview.