Physiotherapist

Green Desert is a humanitarian, nonprofit, nonpolitical, nongovernmental Iraqi organization assisting traumatized people and children in Iraq and Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Our main areas of specialties are mental health & psychosocial support (MHPSS) education, child protection and livelihood. Our assistances reach the IDPs, Refugees, Returnees, Remainees and the Host Communities, in Mosul, Kirkuk and Erbil provinces.

 

The Physiotherapist responsibilities

 

Provide appropriate physiotherapy assessment to clients throughout their period of care evaluate their progress and their needs for intervention and establish goals and plan.

Determine appropriate treatment techniques for war trauma and torture survivors based on solid clinical reasoning. Interventions could include education, exercise therapy and manual therapy in the context of group work or within individual sessions.

Train and advise clients and their care takers about prevention and/or self-management of their condition.

Take responsibility for maintaining professional development by keeping up to date with evidence-based practice for managing GD clients.

Assist in the daily clinical operations to ensure clients are given appointments in a timely manner, group work activities and room designation is scheduled and coordinated fairly, equipment is shared and organized appropriately, and other GD client procedures are followed.

Maintain up- to- date clinical records and statistical data and ensure that all required documentation is completed and stored in a timely and professional manner.

Ensure that all work with clients observe GD’s confidentiality policies, guidelines around protected health information are adhered to and ethical practices are always observed and are in accordance with GD standards.

Ensure the cleanliness of treatment spaces and equipment used with clients as well as maintain a clean, professional appearance.

Is proactive and participatory in developing the Physiotherapy service and in helping support/orientate colleagues.

Attend all regularly scheduled trainings and meetings necessary for professional development and team coordination and upon request.

When necessary to accommodate programmatic needs, work after hours or on weekend days when requested.

Adherence to all relevant GD policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies.

The physiotherapist’s primary responsibilities working as a multidisciplinary team member include:

 

Case manage clients’ interdisciplinary care through regular communication with GD’s social workers, and community mobilizers to best identify clients’ on-going needs.

Consistently communicate prior to and throughout client sessions with other disciplines to supply and receive relevant information about the background and progress of clients as well as refer those who require other specific medical attention.

Recognize and respect boundaries between disciplines and establish regular communication mechanisms to address client urgent and/or on-going concerns.

The Physiotherapist’s primary responsibilities to collaborate with partner organization to strengthen and deliver clinical treatment services and develop community awareness, understanding and engagement relating to the rehabilitation needs of individuals who have experienced war trauma and/or torture include:

 

Assist with GDs community outreach and awareness, and sensitization campaigns and programs when needed.

Assist with developing referral systems and encourage collaboration between local groups and leaders, local and international NGOs, and government ministries.

Collaborate with staff in partner organizations to strengthen and deliver clinical treatment services:

Liaise with clinical staff from within GD and partner organizations to help identify children and families whose physical functioning may have been affected by war related experiences and encourage them to approach GD for support.

Training:

Participate in meetings and activities with partner organizations to identify training needs and establish training plans.

The Physiotherapist’s primary responsibilities to promote self-care through support and supervision include:

 

Attend regular support, debriefing, case conferences, and/or supervision meetings to ensure information and skill-sharing.

Set and follow through on a personal self-care schedule to avoid burnout and vicarious traumatization.

Recognize and seek support when needed from internal and/or external resources to address concerns of any workplace stress, signs of burnout and/or vicarious traumatization in an expedient manner.

Provide formal feedback to colleagues when requested for on-going performance evaluation and development.

Green Desert is a humanitarian, nonprofit, nonpolitical, nongovernmental Iraqi organization assisting traumatized people and children in Iraq and Kurdistan region of Iraq.

Our main areas of specialties are mental health & psychosocial support (MHPSS) education, child protection and livelihood. Our assistances reach the IDPs, Refugees, Returnees, Remainees and the Host Communities, in Mosul, Kirkuk and Erbil provinces.

 

The Physiotherapist responsibilities

 

Provide appropriate physiotherapy assessment to clients throughout their period of care evaluate their progress and their needs for intervention and establish goals and plan.

Determine appropriate treatment techniques for war trauma and torture survivors based on solid clinical reasoning. Interventions could include education, exercise therapy and manual therapy in the context of group work or within individual sessions.

Train and advise clients and their care takers about prevention and/or self-management of their condition.

Take responsibility for maintaining professional development by keeping up to date with evidence-based practice for managing GD clients.

Assist in the daily clinical operations to ensure clients are given appointments in a timely manner, group work activities and room designation is scheduled and coordinated fairly, equipment is shared and organized appropriately, and other GD client procedures are followed.

Maintain up- to- date clinical records and statistical data and ensure that all required documentation is completed and stored in a timely and professional manner.

Ensure that all work with clients observe GD’s confidentiality policies, guidelines around protected health information are adhered to and ethical practices are always observed and are in accordance with GD standards.

Ensure the cleanliness of treatment spaces and equipment used with clients as well as maintain a clean, professional appearance.

Is proactive and participatory in developing the Physiotherapy service and in helping support/orientate colleagues.

Attend all regularly scheduled trainings and meetings necessary for professional development and team coordination and upon request.

When necessary to accommodate programmatic needs, work after hours or on weekend days when requested.

Adherence to all relevant GD policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities, and other relevant policies.

The physiotherapist’s primary responsibilities working as a multidisciplinary team member include:

 

Case manage clients’ interdisciplinary care through regular communication with GD’s social workers, and community mobilizers to best identify clients’ on-going needs.

Consistently communicate prior to and throughout client sessions with other disciplines to supply and receive relevant information about the background and progress of clients as well as refer those who require other specific medical attention.

Recognize and respect boundaries between disciplines and establish regular communication mechanisms to address client urgent and/or on-going concerns.

The Physiotherapist’s primary responsibilities to collaborate with partner organization to strengthen and deliver clinical treatment services and develop community awareness, understanding and engagement relating to the rehabilitation needs of individuals who have experienced war trauma and/or torture include:

 

Assist with GDs community outreach and awareness, and sensitization campaigns and programs when needed.

Assist with developing referral systems and encourage collaboration between local groups and leaders, local and international NGOs, and government ministries.

Collaborate with staff in partner organizations to strengthen and deliver clinical treatment services:

Liaise with clinical staff from within GD and partner organizations to help identify children and families whose physical functioning may have been affected by war related experiences and encourage them to approach GD for support.

Training:

Participate in meetings and activities with partner organizations to identify training needs and establish training plans.

The Physiotherapist’s primary responsibilities to promote self-care through support and supervision include:

 

Attend regular support, debriefing, case conferences, and/or supervision meetings to ensure information and skill-sharing.

Set and follow through on a personal self-care schedule to avoid burnout and vicarious traumatization.

Recognize and seek support when needed from internal and/or external resources to address concerns of any workplace stress, signs of burnout and/or vicarious traumatization in an expedient manner.

Provide formal feedback to colleagues when requested for on-going performance evaluation and development.

• University Degree in physiotherapy (2 year or 4 year degree).
• At least 2 years of relevant experience is preferred.
• Computer literacy in Email & Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in at least one of these languages is preferred: Kurdish Sorani and Arabic.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds.
• Strong Organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Ability to demonstrate self-reflection and willingness to develop personally and professionally.

Please send your CV to [email protected] . In the email mention (Physiotherapist-Erbil ) in the subject line  .Please note that emails without proper subject line will be ignored.