Job Description

Title: Physiotherapist

Company Name: Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV)

Vacancy: 1

Age: at least 18 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Experience:
∎ At most 2 years

Published: 30 Jun 2024

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 18 years
∎ At least 0-2 years of relevant experience.
∎ Specific experience managing medical or congenital conditions and amputee patients in acute or rehabilitation settings.
∎ Broad experience in areas such as vascular, critical care, surgery, musculoskeletal, orthopedics, neurology/elderly care rehabilitation.
∎ Knowledge and use of various outcome measures.
∎ At least 2 years of technical experience in development and humanitarian contexts.
∎ Previous NGO experience is preferred.
∎ Knowledge of lower limb prosthetics, prosthetic prescription, and rehabilitation.
∎ Registered with a local association.
∎ Computer proficiency (MS Office in English and Bangla).
∎ Ability to work in harsh conditions.
∎ Good physical condition.
∎ Strong teamwork approach.
∎ Communication skills in verbal and written Bangla.
∎ Knowledge of disability and development issues in Bangladesh.
∎ Sensitivity to child protection and gender-based violence issues.
∎ Experience in rehabilitation and inclusion within humanitarian contexts.
∎ Experience in a multidisciplinary context.
∎ Experience:
∎ At least 0-2 years of relevant experience.
∎ Specific experience managing medical or congenital conditions and amputee patients in acute or rehabilitation settings.
∎ Broad experience in areas such as vascular, critical care, surgery, musculoskeletal, orthopedics, neurology/elderly care rehabilitation.
∎ Knowledge and use of various outcome measures.
∎ At least 2 years of technical experience in development and humanitarian contexts.
∎ Previous NGO experience is preferred.
∎ Additional Requirements:
∎ Knowledge of lower limb prosthetics, prosthetic prescription, and rehabilitation.
∎ Registered with a local association.
∎ Computer proficiency (MS Office in English and Bangla).
∎ Ability to work in harsh conditions.
∎ Good physical condition.
∎ Strong teamwork approach.
∎ Communication skills in verbal and written Bangla.
∎ Knowledge of disability and development issues in Bangladesh.
∎ Sensitivity to child protection and gender-based violence issues.
∎ Experience in rehabilitation and inclusion within humanitarian contexts.
∎ Experience in a multidisciplinary context.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Strategy and Steering:
∎ Conduct weekly physiotherapy sessions to support the identification and data collection of persons with disabilities.
∎ Ensure data entry and documentation adhere to donor SOPs and international standards.
∎ Report on weekly or monthly achievements and implementation issues as requested by the Project Manager.
∎ Support the Project Manager in mapping existing health services.
∎ Ensure external referrals and follow-ups, documenting feedback on provided services.
∎ Follow up on individual and familial cases to ensure timely beneficiary follow-ups.
∎ Refer beneficiaries for specialized services when necessary.
∎ Ensure beneficiaries sign necessary documents when items or devices are provided.
∎ Perform other tasks as requested by line management.
∎ Maintain good communication with beneficiaries, demonstrating compassion and professionalism.
∎ Respect beneficiaries' confidentiality and organizational policies.
∎ Report any incidents or actions causing harm to beneficiaries.
∎ Always interact with children in the presence of parents or caregivers.
∎ • Always obtain permission before treatment and respect any refusal of treatment.
∎ Operational Implementation:
∎ Provision of Physical and Functional Rehabilitation:
∎ Undertake advanced clinical assessments and develop, implement, and evaluate specialized treatment programs.
∎ Understand lower limb prosthetics and ensure appropriate prosthetic prescriptions.
∎ Formulate problem lists and treatment plans, setting SMART goals for patients.
∎ Collaborate with the prosthetic and orthotic MDT members to agree on joint goals and treatment plans.
∎ Focus therapeutic outcomes on achieving and maintaining "OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING."
∎ Assess and treat residual limb edema and pain, providing gait training as needed.
∎ Be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of work, adhering to guidelines and protocols.
∎ Provide written and verbal handovers regarding all aspects of the role.
∎ Consult with other staff about beneficiaries with specific problems.
∎ Understand professional boundaries and seek advice when needed.
∎ Ensure beneficiary safety during physiotherapy sessions, considering contraindications and precautions.
∎ Refer for medical advice if needed and provide basic exercise guidance to beneficiaries and caregivers.
∎ Support volunteers in managing cases as needed.
∎ Provision of Assistive Devices and Rehabilitation Equipment Management:
∎ Identify beneficiaries' needs for assistive devices and mobility aids.
∎ Ensure devices are adapted to users' needs, providing clear explanations for safe use and maintenance.
∎ Follow up on the use and weaning off of assistive devices.
∎ Ensure the provision of assistive devices aligns with strategy and needs.
∎ Knowledge and Skills:
∎ Essential:
∎ Knowledge of conditions associated with amputation and their impact on rehabilitation.
∎ Understanding of gait assessment and prosthetic components for lower limb prostheses.
∎ Ability to work autonomously and act on own initiative.
∎ Desirable:
∎ Specific knowledge of rehabilitating amputees using different prosthetic components.
∎ Ability to formulate individualized treatment programs to reduce prosthetic gait deviations.
∎ Knowledge of wound types and dressing applications.
∎ SARPV is a leading non-profit organization committed to empowering underprivileged communities since 1988. Our focus ranges from disability support to poverty alleviation, education, healthcare, and beyond. We pioneer initiatives that transform lives and build sustainable futures. By recognizing the correlation between disasters and disabilities, we provide sensitive response and relief operations. Our holistic approach prioritizes socio-economic development, believing economic empowerment is key to a dignified life. At SARPV, we offer a dynamic work environment where creativity and compassion thrive. SARPV team tries to make a real difference in the world. Together, we create positive change and uplift the most vulnerable members of society.
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed-Term
∎ Duration of the Contract: July -2024 to October-2025
∎ Workplace: Ukhiya, Cox’sBazar.
∎ Line Manager: Project Manager
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Strategy and Steering:
∎ Conduct weekly physiotherapy sessions to support the identification and data collection of persons with disabilities.
∎ Ensure data entry and documentation adhere to donor SOPs and international standards.
∎ Report on weekly or monthly achievements and implementation issues as requested by the Project Manager.
∎ Support the Project Manager in mapping existing health services.
∎ Ensure external referrals and follow-ups, documenting feedback on provided services.
∎ Follow up on individual and familial cases to ensure timely beneficiary follow-ups.
∎ Refer beneficiaries for specialized services when necessary.
∎ Ensure beneficiaries sign necessary documents when items or devices are provided.
∎ Perform other tasks as requested by line management.
∎ Maintain good communication with beneficiaries, demonstrating compassion and professionalism.
∎ Respect beneficiaries' confidentiality and organizational policies.
∎ Report any incidents or actions causing harm to beneficiaries.
∎ Always interact with children in the presence of parents or caregivers.
∎ • Always obtain permission before treatment and respect any refusal of treatment.
∎ Operational Implementation:
∎ Provision of Physical and Functional Rehabilitation:
∎ Undertake advanced clinical assessments and develop, implement, and evaluate specialized treatment programs.
∎ Understand lower limb prosthetics and ensure appropriate prosthetic prescriptions.
∎ Formulate problem lists and treatment plans, setting SMART goals for patients.
∎ Collaborate with the prosthetic and orthotic MDT members to agree on joint goals and treatment plans.
∎ Focus therapeutic outcomes on achieving and maintaining "OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING."
∎ Assess and treat residual limb edema and pain, providing gait training as needed.
∎ Be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of work, adhering to guidelines and protocols.
∎ Provide written and verbal handovers regarding all aspects of the role.
∎ Consult with other staff about beneficiaries with specific problems.
∎ Understand professional boundaries and seek advice when needed.
∎ Ensure beneficiary safety during physiotherapy sessions, considering contraindications and precautions.
∎ Refer for medical advice if needed and provide basic exercise guidance to beneficiaries and caregivers.
∎ Support volunteers in managing cases as needed.
∎ Provision of Assistive Devices and Rehabilitation Equipment Management:
∎ Identify beneficiaries' needs for assistive devices and mobility aids.
∎ Ensure devices are adapted to users' needs, providing clear explanations for safe use and maintenance.
∎ Follow up on the use and weaning off of assistive devices.
∎ Ensure the provision of assistive devices aligns with strategy and needs.
∎ Knowledge and Skills:
∎ Essential:
∎ Knowledge of conditions associated with amputation and their impact on rehabilitation.
∎ Understanding of gait assessment and prosthetic components for lower limb prostheses.
∎ Ability to work autonomously and act on own initiative.
∎ Desirable:
∎ Specific knowledge of rehabilitating amputees using different prosthetic components.
∎ Ability to formulate individualized treatment programs to reduce prosthetic gait deviations.
∎ Knowledge of wound types and dressing applications.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Gross salary (monthly): BDT 53,125/-
∎ Phone bill allowance (monthly): As per Policy
∎ Travel allowance (monthly): Bill on actual
∎ Weekly 2 holidays.
∎ Gross salary (monthly): BDT 53,125/-
∎ Phone bill allowance (monthly): As per Policy
∎ Travel allowance (monthly): Bill on actual
∎ Weekly 2 holidays.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ If the candidates feel that their qualification, exposure and experience match with our requirements, and they are willing to commit to our values and are sympathetic to our beliefs then please send your complete and updated CV by filling up the Google form link given below before the closing date. You have to give real and all information in the form. Interview session is expected to take place in a shortest time after the application deadline. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the further selection process. Verification of Educational and professional experience certificates will be done after/during Interview.
∎ Google Form Link: https://forms.gle/8FwAcQz1sKQniKWZ6
∎ Last date of Application: 5 July 2024
∎ Read Before Apply: "The advertised position will be contingent upon contract award"

Company Information:
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV)
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) 274/4 (3rd Floor), South Monipur (60 feet Road), Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) is devoted to work for the most underprivileged and marginalized vulnerable groups of the society for their socioeconomic development to transform them as productive human resource with a dignified lifestyle. People with Disability are the prime focus of our every work. Along with the disability issue SARPV is also intervening in various sensitive issues like poverty eradication, educational support, health service providing, establishing rights, climate change and DRM, skill development to integrate the vulnerable groups in the mainstream of society those who are leading life with uncertainty in the society.

Address::
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) 274/4 (3rd Floor), South Monipur (60 feet Road), Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.
∎ Social Assistance and Rehabilitation for the Physically Vulnerable (SARPV) is devoted to work for the most underprivileged and marginalized vulnerable groups of the society for their socioeconomic development to transform them as productive human resource with a dignified lifestyle. People with Disability are the prime focus of our every work. Along with the disability issue SARPV is also intervening in various sensitive issues like poverty eradication, educational support, health service providing, establishing rights, climate change and DRM, skill development to integrate the vulnerable groups in the mainstream of society those who are leading life with uncertainty in the society.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 5 Jul 2024

Category: NGO/Development