Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department
2025-06-06T08:02:59+00:00
Aga Khan University Hospital
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https://hospitals.aku.edu/
FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Healthcare
Healthcare
2025-06-15T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department at Aga Khan University Hospital
Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University's Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for physiotherapy
- Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them
- Conduct patient and family education
- Conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
- Evaluate the patient’s, need for adaptive devices such as special support, padding, protective gear, assistive standing, ambulation or mobility
- Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries
- Assign patients to physiotherapy assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment
- Control infection by observing hygiene rules
- Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the physiotherapy accreditation requirements
- Have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same
- Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services
- Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants
- Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime
- Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance
- Observe and comply with environment health and occupational safety measures
- Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs.
Requirements
- Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
- knowledge of assessment/evaluation techniques in regards to patients
- Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages
Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for physiotherapy Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them Conduct patient and family education Conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals Evaluate the patient’s, need for adaptive devices such as special support, padding, protective gear, assistive standing, ambulation or mobility Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries Assign patients to physiotherapy assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment Control infection by observing hygiene rules Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the physiotherapy accreditation requirements Have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance Observe and comply with environment health and occupational safety measures Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs.
Diploma in Physiotherapy Registered with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya knowledge of assessment/evaluation techniques in regards to patients Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages
No Requirements
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Vacancy title:
Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Healthcare, Category: Healthcare]
Jobs at:
Aga Khan University Hospital
Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, June 15 2025
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 6 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Department at Aga Khan University Hospital
Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University's Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa.
Responsibilities
- Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for physiotherapy
- Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them
- Conduct patient and family education
- Conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
- Evaluate the patient’s, need for adaptive devices such as special support, padding, protective gear, assistive standing, ambulation or mobility
- Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries
- Assign patients to physiotherapy assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment
- Control infection by observing hygiene rules
- Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the physiotherapy accreditation requirements
- Have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same
- Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services
- Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants
- Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime
- Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance
- Observe and comply with environment health and occupational safety measures
- Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs.
Requirements
- Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Registered with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
- knowledge of assessment/evaluation techniques in regards to patients
- Excellent customer service skills and empathetic to patients of all ages
Work Hours: 8
Experience: No Requirements
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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