Physiotherapists Jobs in Kakuma and Nairobi, Kenya
Physiotherapists Jobs in Kakuma and Nairobi, Kenya
Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)Vacant Position:Physiotherapist
Location:
Kakuma & Nairobi
Reports to:
Physiotherapist / Trainer
The Center for Victims of Torture works toward a future in which torture ceases to exist and its victims have hope for a new life. We are an international nonprofit dedicated to healing survivors of torture.
We provide direct care for those who have been tortured, train partners around the world who can prevent and treat torture, and advocate for human rights and an end to torture. We are headquartered in Minnesota with offices in Africa and the Middle East. In Kenya we have offices and clinics in Nairobi, Dadaab and Kakuma.
Position Summary: To provide physiotherapy services in CVT’s Nairobi and by CVT’s mobile unit targeted areas to individuals, groups and communities to recover from physical difficulties resulting from the effects of torture and war trauma.
To assist the rehabilitation process by developing and restoring body awareness, self-regulation, and body systems, in particular the neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and respiratory systems resulting from the effects of torture and/or war trauma under daily supervision of clinicians; provide training to other health professionals and advocate on behalf of CV
Essential functions include : but are not limited to :
Provide appropriate physiotherapy assessment to clients throughout their episode of care at CVT in order to continuously evaluate their progress and their changing needs for intervention and establish treatment goals and plan.
Determine appropriate treatment techniques for war trauma and torture 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 advise clients and their care takers 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 follow other CVT client procedures.
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 observes CVT’s confidentiality policies and that ethical practices are observed at all times and are in accordance with the WCPT standards.
Provide interpretation between clients and other CVT staff members and assist with translating written material when needed.
Ensure the cleanliness of treatment spaces and equipment used with clients as well as maintain a clean, professional appearance.
Attend all regularly scheduled trainings and meetings necessary for professional development and team coordination and upon request.
When necessary to accommodate programmatic needs, work after hours or on weekend days when requested.
The physiotherapist’s primary responsibilities working as a multidisciplinary team member include:
Case manage clients’ interdisciplinary care through regular communication with CVT’s psychosocial counselors (PSCs), Psychosocial Trainers 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.
The Physiotherapists primary responsibilities to develop community awareness, understanding and engagement relating to the rehabilitation needs of individuals who have experienced war trauma and/or torture include:
Assist with CVTs community outreach and awareness, education, and sensitization campaigns and programs when needed.
Liaise with CVT PSCs to identify children, teenagers, men, and women whose physical functioning may have been affected by war related experiences and encourage them to approach CVT for support.
Assist in designing, planning, logistics, implementing and facilitating external training programs for 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 torture and war trauma.
Contribute to completing the documentation and reporting of external trainings.
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.
responsibilities to promote self-care through support and supervision include:
Attend regular support, debriefing, case conferences, and/or 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 secondary trauma in an expedient manner.
Provide formal feedback to colleagues when requested for on-going performance evaluation and development.
Qualifications:
University Degree in physiotherapy.
Higher Diploma in orthopedic manual therapy is preferred.
2 to 3 years of relevant experience.
Computer literacy in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
Excellent Oral and written communication of English and Swahili
Basic knowledge of French, Somali and Amharic is preferred.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Strong Organizational and analytical skills.
Experience working in Humanitarian work and ASAL Areas.
Ability to work independently and as a team member.
Has current practice license by Physiotherapy council of Kenya.
Registered by Kenya Society of Physiotherapist
How to apply:
Qualified and interested applicants should submit a single Word-formatted document consisting of cover letter and CV to cvtkenyajobs@gmail.com prior to the Friday 28th September 2018 .
Only applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be considered or contacted.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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