The Center for victims of Torture is an international nonprofit
dedicated to healing survivors of Torture.
Position:Physiotherapist for Nairobi Program
Position:Physiotherapist for Nairobi Program
2 Positions
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 CVT.
Report to:
Report to:
1st Line: Physiotherapist/Trainer
2nd Line: Country Director
Key Performance Areas & Performance Indicators
Under the supervision of the Physiotherapy Trainer and in close collaboration with other disciplines:
Key Performance Areas & Performance Indicators
Under the supervision of the Physiotherapy Trainer and in close collaboration with other disciplines:
The Physiotherapist primary physiotherapy duties include:
- 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.
The Physiotherapists primary 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:
- Diploma
in physiotherapy (university degree in physiotherapy preferred).
- 3
to 5 years of relevant experience.
- Computer
literacy in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Excellent
oral and written communication skills in English is essential.
- Excellent
interpersonal skills.
- Strong
organizational and analytical skills.
- Ability
to work independently and as a team member.
- Has
current Certificate of Practice
- Registered
member of Kenyan Society of Physiotherapy
- Basic
knowledge of Somali, Amharic or French preferred
Interested candidates are requested to email their
applications attaching their updated CVs, including contract email
and telephone contacts of 3 referees to cvtjobs@gmail.com not later than
24th March, 2013.
Only Shortlisted
candidates will be contacted for interview.