Physiotherapist at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) - Holland

Posted on Mon 25th Jul, 2022 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) is an international, private, non-governmental, non-profit humanitarian organization. Our organization offers assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, to victims of armed conflict, without discrimination irrespective of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. We have been working in Nigeria since February 1996. A Memorandum of Understanding between Medecins Sans Frontieres and the Federal Government of Nigeria facilitates this. We are at present co-operating with the Federal Ministry of Health, State and Local Government departments of health on various health projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Physiotherapist

Location: Sokoto
Employment Type: Full-time
Contract Duration: Indefinite Contract

Main Objective and Responsibility of the Position

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.

Accountabilities

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 analyse 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.

MSF Section / Context Specific Accountabilities

To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for all Noma patients under your management.
Regularly assess and measure patients’ treatment progress by looking for signs of decreased mouth opening stiffness, pain and discomfort.
Evaluate effect of therapy treatment and communicate patients progress to MTL.
Carry out routine physiotherapy assessments for all truisms patients on admission and those on follow-up visits.
Coordinate patients for CT scan investigation in preparation for surgical intervention/screening
Participate fully during patients’ review for surgical intervention and multi-disciplinary team ward round.
Collaborate with MOH and MSF medical team in the management of patient and other related hospital activities.

Reporting:

Record and document patient physiotherapy care services. This includes daily, weekly updates and monthly medical reports.

Data Management:

Ensure patients' data and pictures collected are handled with confidentiality.
Monitor physiotherapy indicators in the annual plan, and ensure collection of patient data and record in the case reporting form.

Requirements (Qualifications / Experience / Knowledge)
To apply for this role applicants MUST meet the following criteria:

Education: