Physiotherapist at Lily Hospitals Limited

Lily Hospitals Limited, established since 1986 remains one of the foremost hospitals in Nigeria and within the South-South region of the country. It is the first private hospital in Nigeria to achieve ISO 9001:2000 quality management system certification from the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON). We are also consistently committed to high standards; continuous improvement, service excellence, organizational citizenship, and outstanding work ethics.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Physiotherapist

Location: Warri, Delta

Job Summary

• This role is responsible for using a variety of physical techniques and therapies in the rehabilitation of patients who are suffering from illnesses, aging, disabilities and injuries in order to improve their movement and function.
• The Physiotherapist plans treatment, review recovery and conducting therapeutic exercise for patients.

Key Result Areas (KRA)

• Undertake an assessment of patients, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide a physiotherapy diagnosis of their condition.
• Ensure provision of physiotherapy services to both in patients and out patients.
• Interpret and analyze clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions and recommend the best course of intervention.
• Develop clinical guidelines for the practice of physiotherapy in Lily Hospitals.
• Maintain an excellent standard of case note keeping for both in-patients and out patients.
• Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• Daily ward rounds for in-patients, conducting complex mobilization techniques,
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service which includes case conferences, ward rounds and discharge planning.
• Ensure that patients and relatives are appropriately informed and reassured of any discussions relating to patient procedures.
• Answer all questions and concerns of the patients, providing them with appropriate responses and putting the patient’s condition into the context of the procedure.
• Provide advice, teaching and instruction to patients and patient's relatives to ensure a consistent approach to patient care.
• Communicate effectively with patients to maximize rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of condition.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum academic qualification of a Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc) in Physiotherapy.
• 3 to 5 years relevant work experience in the health sector.
• Registration with the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP).
• A practice license from the Medical Rehabilitation Therapy Board of Nigeria
• Knowledge of the Microsoft office package.

Application Closing Date
20th June, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Credentials to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.