About the role
Assesses and treats patients requiring physiotherapy, delivering rehabilitation care and contributing to the effective running of the service.
Responsibilities
Assess, plan and deliver physiotherapy and rehabilitation interventions for patients.
Manage an assigned caseload and deliver care to professional standards.
Maintain accurate clinical records and outcome measures.
Apply patient-safety and infection-prevention standards.
Participate in audit and quality-improvement activities.
Required skills
Knowledge of physiotherapy assessment and rehabilitation practice appropriate to the role.
Ability to plan and deliver evidence-based interventions for an assigned caseload.Sound clinical record-keeping and outcome measurement.
Effective communication with patients, families and colleagues.
Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
Experience
Minimum of 1 year of post-registration/post-internship experience in the relevant profession; newly registered practitioners may be considered.
Post-registration experience in physiotherapy practice.
Clinical/technical competence appropriate to the role, exercised with appropriate supervision.
Education
Bachelor of Physiotherapy / BSc Physiotherapy (or BMR-PT / equivalent recognised qualification) from a recognised institution.
Completion of the required national internship and NYSC, or a valid exemption where applicable.