Physiotherapist

PRESENTATION OF HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Working alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, our action and testimony are focused on responding to their essential needs, improving their living conditions and promoting respect for their dignity and their fundamental rights. Handicap International is a not-for-profit organization with no religious or political affiliation. It operates as a federation made up of a network of associations that provide it with human and financial resources, manage its projects and implement its actions and social mission.   For more details on the association: http://www.handicap-international.org   Handicap International is composed of 3 operational divisions: Emergency Response Division (ERD) Mines Division Development Division   MISSION CONTEXT   The Emergency Response Division in Lebanon was created in April 2012. The provision of support to health structure is provided directly by Handicap International physiotherapist and technical advisor. The identification, assessment of the needs, referral and direct provision of services is done trough 18 outreach teams (composed of one social worker as case manager and one physiotherapist supported by 4 psychologists and/or psychosocial workers) and through 4 fixed points in the communities (in community centers to allow more efficiency reducing the time to reach the beneficiaries). An additional team in Bekaa and North Lebanon will be focusing on the community sensitization, training to humanitarian workers and the identification of potential local partners. In Lebanon, the provision of household essential items including food, NFI and unconditional cash assistance to cover essential winter basic needs of the most vulnerable refugee newcomers will be done in HI area of intervention (54 villages in Central and West Bekaa) through current dedicated outreach teams and distribution teams.   ACCOUNTABILITIES   Line manager: Project Officer Line manager+1: Program Manager Supervise: No one In direct cooperation with: Project Officer, Other member of the teams     RESPONSIBILITIES   Objective 1: Assess functional capacities of the beneficiaries and identify their needs in terms of rehabilitation and specifics items: Activities/Main duties Execute a rehabilitation assessment taking into account physical issues and in a close collaboration with other team members’ if needed According to the outcomes of the assessment of the beneficiaries’ needs (taking into account her/his daily activities, the participation of her/his care-giver, his access to services, etc…), elaborate an appropriate intervention and a plan of treatment (including provision of technical aids and specific items)   Objective 2: Offer secure and appropriate rehabilitation interventions  and provide appropriate assistive devices when needed: Activities/Main duties: The rehabilitation interventions will have to be based on the informed consent of the beneficiary and adapted to her/his essentials needs. The intervention will have to take into account the limitations of the emergency responses. The intervention has to be comprehensive for the beneficiary and his family/caretaker and in accordance with international rehabilitation standards. The intervention has to be based on the defined objectives of the rehabilitation activity as well as on the beneficiaries’ objectives The physiotherapist has to be able to detect any physiologic changes of beneficiary and will modify treatment consecutively or refer to relevant colleague or superior. The physiotherapist has to know and take into account contra-indications and precautions related to diverse illness, problems and medical treatments. The physiotherapist has to use secure techniques when working with beneficiary. The physiotherapist is responsible of the specific services provided to the beneficiary.   Objective 3 : Refer beneficiary to other services when needed: Activities/Main duties:                                                                   The physiotherapist has to be able to identify his/her own limits and ask for support before any acts that could cause harm to beneficiary. The physiotherapist will refer persons to appropriate services through adequate referral system in place. Referrals will be discussed in team meetings and in close collaboration with others colleagues. The physiotherapist will have to recognize emergency situation or situations that need immediate medical care and react in consequence making efforts to ensure that beneficiary get the appropriate services.  The physiotherapist will have to be trained on assessing the beneficiaries’ needs and be able to do other referrals as all the other team members   Objective 4 : Report data, follow-up cases and organize daily and weekly activities Activities/Main duties: Demonstrate abilities to report pertinent information and formalize it Complete an evolution note after each intervention done on a beneficiary Close follow-up of individual and familial cases to ensure a qualitative follow-up of all the beneficiaries, Ensure a daily quantitative and qualitative reporting through the tools (assessment form, follow up form, discharge and monitoring form, donation certificate) and system in place Organization of the weekly plan within the pluridisciplinary team, with the support of DVFP PO Any other reports to be made upon line manager request   Objective 5 : To build other team members’ and partners’ member’s capacities (in assessing the needs of people in terms of rehabilitation, mobility aids, assistive devices, occupational activities…): Activities/Main duties: Work in a constructive way with the psychosocial workers, the social workers and the mental health and psychosocial support expert. Provide technical advices and on the job training when relevant Develop tools or any support for team’s and partner.   Objective 6 : To support the setting up of activities with the partners: Activities/Main duties: Provide a technical support to the partners to develop adapted activities for beneficiaries Ensure a proactive presence in the planning with the partner and during the activities Monitor the activities on a technical point of view   Objective 7:  Participate in the analysis and reporting of global issues in the refugee population Activities/Main duties: In formal and informal meetings with the team, participate to a qualitative analysis of the different kinds of issues, at individual, familial and community level Participate to report with the tools and the internal system all issues identified Be part of a constructive holistic team work to develop a very qualitative analysis and response for disable and vulnerable persons   Objective 8 : Demonstrate an ethic and professional practice: Activities/Main duties: Respect beneficiary confidentiality. Respect and promote HI’s Policies and report to your line manager any non respect of HI’s policies amongst the teams or partners. 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 manoeuvres to someone. Always respect a refusal of treatment. Work with the best of knowledge and abilities to offer a good quality rehabilitation treatment. Show abilities and competences to execute an efficient rehabilitation intervention.        Objective 9 : Demonstrate willingness to improve professional competences and abilities to increase care quality: Activities/Main duties: •    Demonstrate motivation at work. •    Demonstrate willingness to improve own knowledge and skills by participating actively in any training sessions, capacity building activities… •    Participate in the different activities that are common to all team members (identification of needs of beneficiaries, internal and/or external referrals) •    Respect each team member’s positions, work, and specialty •    Adapt to special situations or demands from supervisor (reporting, etc)   REQUIREMENTS   Background:   KNOWLEDGE •   Vulnerability and Disability Field •    Manual Therapy •    Community Rehabilitation Practice   SKILLS •  Strong Planification Skills •  Good Communication and Listening Skills •  Proactive •  Common Sense •  Excellent Reporting Skills   Languages: : Fluent in English and Arabic mandatory (oral and written) Driving licence: Not mandatory Computer skills: Good   Personal qualities & soft skills: •  Adaptation to specific working conditions •  Sense of Relationship and Responsibility •  Capacity to work in team and autonomously •  Capacity to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural team •  Dynamism, high level of Motivation •  Interest for social work, disability field and psychosocial field •  Willingness to learn new skills and/ or approaches •  Good Capacity to interact with members of the team and different communities.                 EXPERIENCE: •  First experience in community work •  INGO/LNGO working experience is an advantage •  Between 1 and 2 year experiences   EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy   JOB CONDITIONS Remuneration: according to HI salary grid Starting date: by the end of february Duration/ Type of contract: Till February 2016 Social insurance: Covered by Handicap International according to HI salary grid