Duration: One Year (with possibility of extension based on fund availability)
Duty Station: Gursum Woreda, Fafan Zone, Somali Region with frequent travel to Dire Dawa
RESPONSIBILITY
The person will
- Train Health Outreach Workers on basic identification of disabilities, basic rehabilitation practices and referral.
- Together with health professionals, ensure to provide access to rehabilitation services for PwDs through medical referral, home based physical stimulation and distribution of assistive devices.
- Make assessment of patients with regard to impairments, function and social situation.
- Based on the assessment, identify problems and make treatment plan with the beneficiaries.
- Ensure good communication with beneficiaries at all times through assessment, setting of goals and explanation of treatment.
- Seek external referral to other agencies providing services as required based on the specific situation of the case.
- Prescribe and fit mobility devices including wheelchairs, crutches and other devices.
- Participate and collaborate on other CBR activities of the project, if needed and advised to do so by the project manager.
Education:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy.
Experience:
· At least 2 years of physiotherapy practices.
Competencies/Knowledge, Ability and Skill:
· Good knowledge of physical and functional therapy.
· Strong coordination, collaboration and organizational skills· Good coaching capacities
· Good capacities to transfer knowledge in difficult cultural & political contexts
· Strong team player
· Good level of writing/reading English
· Experience of working with multi-cultural teams
· Effective verbal and written communication skills
· Knowledge of local languages (Somali/Oromifa) is advantageous.
· Ability to work under pressure
· Proven problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills
· Respectful and compliant with organizational rules and procedures
Personal Qualities
· Patient
· Tasks and result oriented
· Field work oriented, flexible, diplomatic.
· Able to work in remote location, willing to work in Gursum Woreda, Fafan zone of Somali region.
· Able to live in basic conditions