CURE Children’s Hospital of Zimbabwe
JOB SUMMARY
To assist with the provision of rehabilitation services to patients pre and post-operative under the guidance of a physiotherapist.
Duties
- The management of clubfoot using the Ponsetti method.
- The application of back slabs and plaster of Paris.
- Training of patients on how to use mobility aides which would have been prescribed for their condition.
- Provide a range of physical treatments within their scope of practice to resolve, restore or maintain a physical condition as prescribed by the physiotherapist.
- Assisting the physiotherapist in procedures that require multiple personnel to handle the patient.
- Adhere to established standard patient care, treatment protocols, and documentation.
- Ensure patient needs and progress are communicated to the physiotherapist as appropriate
- Maintain accurate treatment notes which give a clinical record of the treatment intervention given.
- Demonstrate ongoing personal development by undergoing relevant CPD activities as may be organised inside and outside the hospital.
- Report any malfunction of equipment to the appropriate individual as soon as possible.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Lead Physiotherapist.
Minimum Education Required:
- Certificate/Diploma
- Current Practising certificate from Marondera Rehabilitation Technicians Training School.
- Current licensure with the Medical Rehabilitation Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe.
Experience required:
2 years experience in a rehabilitation facility