Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is an International Humanitarian Organization providing medical aid to populations in distress, victims of natural and man-made disasters and victims of armed conflict, regardless of race, religion and political believes. For more information, visit our Arabic website, www.msf-me.org

Médecins Sans Frontières France is looking for the following:

PHYSIOTHERAPIST   DW

Identification

•     Job Title: Physiotherapist DW 
•     Report to: MedRef / Medical Activity Manger 
•     Report to (functional): Expat Physiotherapist (If any)/MAM
•     Workplace: Hayden District
•     Working Hours: According to the need 
•     Opening date: 20/07/2025

Main Purpose

Following medical prescription, planning and carrying out individual treatment programmes, by assessing patients’ physical state, in order to maintain, rehabilitate the physical well-being of the patient and improve physical functionality.

Accountabilities

• Assess patient physical capacities, using different procedures (e.g. functional capacity tests) in order to set up treatment objectives with the patient and therefore improve patient's health and wellbeing. 
• Elaborate and implement physiotherapy programmes, including physiotherapy exercises, manipulations, massages, education, utilization of physiotherapy devices and orthopaedic equipment, educating and advising patients and their careers on how to prevent and/or improve conditions, to accelerate and improve activity results. 
• Train patients and caretakers on how to avoid injury to create preventive behaviours and home exercises. 
• Actively monitor and report physiotherapy activities (correctly filling in patient files, forms, statistics, and reports) and analyse these statistics in order to improve quality service, preserving patient’s data traceability. 
• Take care of physiotherapy equipment, managing the stock, making orders according to activity and cleaning up the equipment, in order to ensure its continuous availability and quality of service. 
• Report to the Medical Referent any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/ robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines in order to implement the appropriate measures. 

MSF Section/Context Specific Accountabilities

Surgical activities have started in Haydan hospital in November 2020: one OT room for emergency cases (acute abdomen, war wounded, burns…) and maternal life-saving C-sections. Hospital capacity: IPD Male (4 Beds), Intensive Care Unit (3 Beds), IPD Female (4 Beds), OB/GYN Ward (5 Beds), IPD Pediatrics (20 Beds), ITFC (11 Beds), Neonate (8 Beds), Isolation (17 Beds)

SPECIFIC TASKS

• - Active participation to medical rounds in HDU, IPD male and female with the surgeon and anaesthetist
• - Answer to the physio needs in the paediatric wards which includes the daily screening, neuromotor rehabilitation and caretaker education alongside group sessions and pluridisciplinary activities/information on child development.
• - Support the ER team to perform complicated backslabs and PoP in the ER with training and guidance if necessary.
• - Collaborate with the surgeon for the follow-up of the post-operative cases and the physiotherapy follow-up of the fractures according to surgical team’s plan
• - Perform physiotherapy inside the OT under general anesthesia for burn patients after discussion with the surgeon 
• - Be the focal point for collaboration with ICRC in Saada to refer patients with specific physio and prosthesis needs (amputated patients, burned patients, specific orthopaedic needs)

QUALITY OF CARE

• - Implementation and following MSF protocols concerning Physiotherapy
• - Ensuring proper documentation concerning physiotherapy assessment and plan in patients’ files
• - In collaboration with MAM, work on improving quality of care by assessing training needs and providing trainings to the medical team (Pediatric IPD/HDU/IPD male and female) about physiotherapy care
• - Respect hygiene measures for infection control 
• - Ensure good communication within the physiotherapy team and with patients and families for continuity of care

DATA 

• - Ensure the collection of physiotherapy data in collaboration with data officer
• - Prepare physio monthly sitrep in collaboration with the MAM, report to the MedRef

Requirements

Education    

• Essential, Physiotherapist official degree/diploma.

Experience    

• Experienced physiotherapist
• Previous experience with an NGO and/or in Pediatrics is a plus

Languages: Arabic, English

Competencies: Results, teamwork, flexibility, commitment, service