Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation.
MSF / Baghdad Covid-19 response team is seeking for: PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Main Purpose:
Following medical prescription, plan and carry out individual treatment programmes, by assessing patients’ physical state, in order to maintain, improve or rehabilitate the physical well-being of the patient and prevent physical handicaps
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assess patient physical capacities, using different procedures (e.g. functional capacity tests) in order 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 orthopedic equipment, educating and advising patients and their careers on how to prevent and/or improve conditions, in order to accelerate and improve activity results.
- Train patients and caretakers on how to avoid injury in order to create preventive behaviors.
- Actively monitor and report physiotherapy activities (correctly filling in patient files, forms, statistics, and reports) and analyze these statistics in order 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, in order 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 in order to implement the appropriate measures.
REQUIREMENTS:
Education
Essential, Physiotherapist official degree/diploma.
Experience
2 years experience in humanitarian NGO is an asset
Languages
Essential, Arabic and basic English
COMPETENCIES
Commitment, service oriented, results and quality oriented, teamwork, flexibility, stress management, innovation
Education
Essential secondary education and formal technical training
Experience
At least one year in MSF or 2 years in a similar post out of MSF
Languages
Mission language essential; local language desirable
Knowledge
Essential computer literacy (word, excel)
Competencies
- Results and Quality Orientation
- Teamwork and Cooperation
- Behavioural Flexibility
- to MSF Principles
- Stress Management
Application:
Applicants must submit their CVs no later than the 11th of March 2021 to the following address: msff-baghdad-e-admin-fin@paris.msf.org
stating the job title in the subject line: Physiotherapist
We strongly encourage you to submit your application as early as possible
ONLY SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED