Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

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. Our Vision of Aga Khan University Ho...

Responsibilities or duties

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

To conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals

To evaluate the patient’s need for assistive, supportive and adaptive devices

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

To 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

To have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same

Carry out clinical and service audits and plan 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 environmental health and occupational safety measures

Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs

Responsibility for CCPC programes as may be assigned

Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution

Registered with The Physiotherapy Council of Kenya

Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)

Experience needed

Preferably 1-year experience as a physiotherapist

• 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
• To conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
• To evaluate the patient’s need for assistive, supportive and adaptive devices
• 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
• To 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
• To have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same
• Carry out clinical and service audits and plan 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 environmental health and occupational safety measures
• Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs
• Responsibility for CCPC programes as may be assigned
• Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee

• Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution
• Registered with The Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
• Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)