Physiotherapist at Medecins Sans Frontieres

Job Description

• Assess patient's physical capacities, using different procedures (e.g. functional capacity tests) to set up treatment objectives with the patient and therefore improve patient's health and wellbeing. 
• Elaborate and implement physiotherapy programs, 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, to accelerate and improve activity results.
• Trains patients and Hospital staff on how to avoid injury to create preventive behaviors.
• Actively monitor and report physiotherapy activities (correctly filling in patient files, forms, statistics, and reports) 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 activity supervisor any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines in order to implement the appropriate measures. 
• Provide orthopedic treatment and prevention in malnutrition
• Assess malnourished patients to determine their neuromotor status 
• Implement neuromotor exercises using games
• Lead group stimulation sessions
• Support caregivers' ability to care for their child's development 
• Organize activities/information sessions on supporting children's development

Requirements

• Education Essential, Physiotherapist official degree.
• Experience Essential, Experiences with pediatric population.
• Knowledge Essential computer literacy (word, excel)
• Languages Hausa and English languages essential. 
• Mission language is desirable

Competencies:

• Results and quality awareness
• Teamwork and cooperation
• Flexible behavior
• Adherence to MSF principles
• Attracted to work with pediatric patients
• Great communication with patient families
• Curiosity and imagination.

Remuneration

• According to MSF salary scale plus 13th month allowance equivalent to 1 month of gross salary.