3 Physiotherapist NGO Job Vacancies – Handicap International (Salary 2.2m)

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Job Title:        Physiotherapist (3 Job Vacancies)
Organisation: Handicap
International
Duty Station: Arua,
Uganda
Reports to: Rehabilitation
Project Manager
Salary: UGX 2,200,000 monthly gross
About Us:
Handicap
International is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation
working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work
alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs,
improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and
fundamental rights. Handicap International is outraged by the injustice faced
by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of
solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live
in dignity.
About Project:
Under HI Uganda, the
Rehabilitation project has been implemented since April 2018 in Omugo Refugee
Settlement, Arua District providing physiotherapy, assistive devices and
mobility aids at fixed points and via a mobile team for both refugees and host
communities.  The project is now planning
to scale up its rehabilitation activities and number of beneficiaries through
additional funding to provide similar services, including integration of
protection and psycho-social support services (PSS) in an additional two
refugee settlements including Imvepi and Rhino Camp, in partnership with
Medical Teams International, the lead humanitarian health actor for the Ugandan
refugee response.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
Assess functional
capacities of the beneficiaries and identify their needs in terms of
rehabilitation and assistive devices:
  • Assess beneficiary needs using the
    Individual Assessment Form
  • According to the outcomes of the
    assessment of the beneficiaries’ needs elaborate an appropriate
    intervention and a plan of treatment (including provision of assistive
    devices)    .
Offer secure and
appropriate rehabilitation interventions 
  • Inform the beneficiary and the caregiver
    on the importance of the rehabilitation to improve his physical situation
    and the different steps to follow in order to achieve it
  • Provide rehabilitation care according to
    the guidelines
  • Offer rehabilitation services based on
    the defined objectives between the beneficiary, the caregiver and you
  • Ensure the security of the beneficiary
    during the rehabilitation sessions and take into account precautions
    related to diverse illness, problems and medical treatments. Ask for
    medical advice if needed.
  • Provide advice and train the beneficiary
    and the caregivers on the basic exercises that the beneficiary can do on
    his/her own or with support from caregivers on the way to prevent
    disabilities or disabling complications
Provide assistive
devices and splints when needed, as part of the provision of rehabilitation
care
  • Identify the beneficiary’s needs in
    terms of assistive devices and/or splints
  • Ensure that the device is adapted to the
    beneficiary and provide clear explanations to guarantee its proper use and
    maintenance.
  • Ensure proper training and follow up of
    the use and the care of the device
Report data,
follow-up cases and organize daily and weekly activities
  • Complete the Session Follow-up form  after each session with a beneficiary
  • Close follow-up of individual and
    familial cases to ensure a qualitative follow-up of all the beneficiaries,
  • Any other reports to be made upon line
    manager request (case studies, monitoring reports…)
Demonstrate an
ethical and professional practice:
  • Respect beneficiary confidentiality.
  • Address needs and requests in a
    professional way.
  • Report any incident or act that causes
    any harm to beneficiary or to others.
  • Always interact with children with the
    presence of their parents or caregivers
  • Always ask the permission to touch or to
    apply any treatment or exercise on a patient.
  • Always respect a refusal of treatment.
  • Show abilities and competences to
    execute an efficient rehabilitation intervention.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicants for Handicap
    International Physiotherapist job must hold a University Degree in
    Physiotherapy
  • Three years of experience as a
    physiotherapist
  • Knowledge on disability and/or working
    experience with persons with disabilities;
  • Medical knowledge or experience in
    health/medical and/or rehabilitation field;
  • Ability to work within a team and
    collaborate
  • Capacities to analyze and makes a
    decision
  • Ability to properly communicate with
    beneficiaries, families/caretakers and medical staff
  • Motivated, dynamic; able and willing to take
    initiatives
  • Open and interested in disability issues
  • Fluent in written and spoken English an
    asset
Starting Date: As
soon as Possible
Length of contract:
9 months (Nov 1st 2018 – July 31st 2019)
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates who wish to join Handicap International are encouraged to
send their updated CVs (3 pages max, including three professional references)
with cover letters to HR Coordinator at
job.uganda@handicap-international-ug.org with the subject: 
Application for Physiotherapist. 
NB: Applicants
from West Nile region are strongly encouraged to apply. Any efforts to
influence the recruitment process will lead to automatic disqualification.

Deadline: 2nd November 2018 by 5:00pm
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