Physiotherapist

  Assessing of functional capacities of the beneficiaries and identify their needs in terms of rehabilitation and specifics items Providing secure and appropriate rehabilitation interventions  and provide appropriate assistive devices when needed: Refering beneficiary to other services when needed Reporting data and follow-up cases Building other team      members’ and partners’ member’s capacities (in assessing the needs of      people in terms of rehabilitation, mobility aids, assistive devices,      occupational activities…): Participating  in the analysis and reporting of global      issues in the refugee population   Your tasks will inlcude (amongst others):   Assess functional capacities of the beneficiaries and identify their needs in terms of rehabilitation and specifics items:   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)   Provide secure and appropriate rehabilitation interventions  and provide appropriate assistive devices when needed   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.   Refer beneficiary to other services when needed:   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. 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   Report data and follow-up cases     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 to ensure a qualitative follow-up of all the beneficiaries, Ensure a daily quantitative and qualitative reporting through the tools and system in place Any other reports to be made upon line manager request     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…):   Work in a constructive way with the psychosocial workers and the social workers Provide technical advices and on the job training when relevant Develop tools or any support for team’s and partner.     Participate in the analysis and reporting of global issues in the vulnerable population   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     THE CANDIDATE’S REQUIREMENTS (include various soft skills & language skills)     KNOWLEDGE   Mandatory: Manual therapy (rehabilitation) Community rehabilitation practice Vulnerability and Disability Social/mental actors in Beqaa   Preferable : War trauma related     SKILLS   Good communication and listening skills Common sense Proactive   PERSONAL QUALITIES   Adaptation to specific working conditions Capacity to work in team and autonomously Capacity to work in an multidisciplinary and multicultural team Dynamism, high level of motivation Flexibility and availability Interest for psychosocial work and field work Willingness to learn new skills and/or approaches Good capacity to interact with members of the team and different communities     LANGUAGES   Arabic English or French is mandatory Both English and French is an asset     EXPERIENCE Professional experience in physiotherapy mandatory INGO/LNGO working experience is an asset 1 year experience minimum interested candidates may apply by sending their cv to the following email:  jobs.lebanon@hi-emergency.org