Physiotherapist– National Staff at

4 weeks ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Handicap International (HI) Full time

In Kenya, Handicap International works to improve the living conditions of people with disabilities and advance their rights with a special focus on refugee-related issues.

Working in Kenya since 1992, Handicap International currently employs 80 local staff and three expatriates

Key role:

The Physiotherapist's (PT) main responsibility is to manage and support the delivery of physical and functional rehabilitation services in collaboration with Occupational Therapist (OT), Prosthetic and Orthotic Technicians (P&O), and Psychosocial Workers (PSS).

The Project Manager (PM) directly supervises the position, with an indirect link to the Regional Rehabilitation Specialist (RRS) for technical and quality-related support.

The PT work directly with children with Disability and their caregiver, accompanied by the CBR worker, in service delivery, home follow-up, and family education in continuous rehabilitation care, ensuring the achievement of goals and skills to improve activities of daily living (ADL).

The PT supervises the work of the Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) workers, ensuring the highest quality performance in service delivery and follow-up in the community.

At the same time contributes to the capacity building and skilling of the CBR workers while working on the project.


Responsibility 1:
Delivery of direct services to people with Disability in the refugee camp with Community Rehabilitation Workers following an integrated approach – 40%

Perform individual assessments, planning, and treatment of people with physical and functional disabilities, including prescription, and training on use and maintenance of assistive devices.

Conduct monthly inventory and prepare a timely request for rehabilitation consumables and equipment and submitted to the PM.
Re-assess, evaluate, and report case progress using rehabilitation outcome measure tools.
Provide home exercise training to beneficiaries and their caregivers with the CBR workers.

Review case file for re-assessment and discharge according to the degree of functional improvement and achievement of rehabilitation goals.

Supervise the center-based and community workers in providing rehabilitation and social integration of persons with disabilities and their families/caregivers in the community.

Follow-up and support the activities of CRW in the center and the community
Participate and contribute to the monthly/quarterly interdisciplinary case meetings organized with PM and RRS.

Responsibility 2:
Support the sustainability of learning and skills to the community rehabilitation workers and partners – 25%

Conduct training needs assessments, design, development, facilitating training, and follow-up learning in the field and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team in delivering basic rehabilitation training to all community workers.

Organize peer-to-peer training on basic rehabilitation skills with the beneficiaries and family members through the community workers.

Coordinate with the PM and RRS to validate training and other project technical requirements used in the project activities.

Coordinate the recruitment, training, and mentorship of new refugee CRWs supporting the project.
Mentor and coach CRWs on the job and submit (simple) performance evaluation reports.

Responsibility 3:
Coordination and collaboration with partners in quality service delivery and disability inclusion. – 15%

Participate in service and partner mapping to coordinate and refer cases within and outside the refugee camp.
Contribute to preparing annual international celebration calendars with the team and partners.

Coordinate and promote synergies of HI rehabilitation workers and those of other partners for smooth implementation of activities and better teamwork at the community level.

Represent HI in the refugee camps' different thematic working groups (Child protection, Health, GBV, Shelter, WASH, and Youth Protection) and provide feedback to the PM.


Responsibility 4:
Contribute to HI project quality standards – 20%

Contribute to the development and management of the budget allocated for rehabilitation activities.
Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual technical reports on physical therapy-related progress, indicators, and data.
Support documentation and sharing of impact/success stories and best practices to promote learning
Conduct and submit monthly/quarterly performance evaluations of the CRW.

Participate in the data collection and reporting process by ensuring tools are used correctly by the Therapist and CRW.

Participate in the project's overall implementation and achieving objectives, anticipating any responsibilities assigned by the Project Manager.

YOUR PROFILE :
Educational background and experience

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
With at least 4 years of work experience in a private or public institution or NGO with experience in management and supervision
Experience in delivering community or home-based physiotherapy services

Technical Competencies

Knowledge of Rehabilitative Services and Assistive Technology and current trends
Knowledge of Kenya Refugee Response Framework
Knowledge of disability law/policies in Kenya
Knowledge and skills in training design and development, and facilitation
Knowledge of the UNCRPD and IASC guidelines on Disability Inclusion
Advocacy and awareness raising

Cross-Cutting Skills

Communication
Interpersonal skills
Problem-solving
Networking
Facilitation skills
Mentorship and coaching skills

Computer Skills

Very good knowledge of MS Office suite.

Language skills

English and Kiswahili

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