Physiotherapist

NGO PRESENTATION

 
Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organisation 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 organisation 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.
 
HI has been present in theMiddle Eastsince 1987 through its Development Department. HI started from early April 2012 a new project at the regional level aiming at the recognition and respect of the rights of PwD by the authorities and institutions, through the reinforcement of the Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO) and the disability movement at large. In Lebanon, in addition to the regional project, HI has been implemented a project aiming at improving the access to mental health rehabilitation services for the children with psychological distress living in the Palestinian camps. At last, in 2010, HI established the only humanitarian demining capacity in northern Lebanon (Batroun Region) Action Center (LMAC) in achieving its goal of making Lebanon mine impact free by 2020. 

 
MISSION CONTEXT

 
Following the year long crisis in the Syrian Arab Republic, that has caused the displacement of civilians in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, Handicap International is implementing projects in Lebanon and Jordan, aiming at mitigating the impact of the crisis on the Syrian refugees and the host communities.
InLebanonas well as inJordan, Handicap International aims to improve the access to emergency rehabilitation cares for the Syrian refugees at hospital and community level and to improve the coverage of the specific needs of the most vulnerable people affected by the crisis at the community level. InLebanon, the targeted areas are the northernBekaaValleyandTripoli, whereas inJordan, the targeted area is the northern region closed to the boarder.
 
In Bekaa, Handicap International aims to improve the coverage of basics and specific needs of the most vulnerable people affected by the crisis at the community level, and by developing a tailored response to improve conditions of life during winter period.
In Tripoli, Handicap International aims to provide direct support to syrian injured refugies at hospital and community level. Besides, HI aims to improve the coverage of specific needs for vulnerable persons in the North.
 

ACCOUNATBILITIES

 
Line manager: Project Officer
Line manager+1: Program Manager
 
General objective of the position:
Support and respond to all rehabilitation and physiotherapy issues of the disability and vulnerability focal point project for population affected by the Syrian crisis, and especially the most vulnerable ones within the refugees' communities.
 
Tasks and responsibilities:
Under the direct responsibility of the DVFP) Project Officer, in close collaboration with the pluridisciplinary DVFP team (social workers, psychosocial workers, physiotherapists, 1 mental health and psychosocial support expert), and with the support of a regional technical advisor, you will have to: 
 
 1.  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)

 2.  Offer 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.

 3.     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.
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

 4.     Report data, follow-up cases and organize daily and weekly activities

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

 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…):

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.

 6.     To support the setting up of activities with the partners:

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

 7.     Participate in the analysis and reporting of global issues in the refugee 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

 8.     Demonstrate an ethic and professional practice:

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.

 
 9.     Demonstrate willingness to improve professional competences and abilities to increase care quality:

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)

THE CANDIDATE’S REQUIREMENTS

 
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

PERSONAL QUALITIES

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 

Between 1 and 2 year experiences 
Experience in NGO is an asset.