Physiotherapist

About the company

• Company Description

We are a premier Nigerian private multispecialty hospital providing a comprehensive range of primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services designed to meet the unique needs of individuals, families, and corporate clients.

Your tasks

• Key Responsibilities

A. Clinical Assessment and Management

• Conduct comprehensive physiotherapy assessments for patients referred to the department.
• Obtain relevant subjective and objective clinical information.
• Identify patients' impairments, activity limitations and participation restrictions.
• Develop individualised treatment and rehabilitation programmes based on assessment findings.
• Provide evidence-based physiotherapy interventions appropriate to the patient's condition and clinical presentation.
• Reassess patients regularly and modify treatment programmes according to progress and response to treatment.
• Provide appropriate discharge advice and follow-up recommendations.

B. Physiotherapy Treatment

• Deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions, which may include:

Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation Electrotherapy and other physical agents where clinically appropriate

Patient-specific home exercise programmes

• Monitor patient response throughout treatment and discontinue or modify interventions when clinically indicated.

C. Patient Education

Educate patients and caregivers on

• Diagnosis-related functional limitations
• Exercise and rehabilitation
• Posture and ergonomics
• Activity modification
• Mobility and safe transfers
• Prevention of recurrence or complications
• Appropriate home management
• Ensure patients understand their home exercise programmes before discharge or completion of the session.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution.
• Current professional registration/licence to practise.
• Relevant clinical experience, minimum of one year in a hospital or rehabilitation setting.
• Demonstrable knowledge of physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.
• Postgraduate qualification or additional relevant training is an advantage.

Core Competencies

• Clinical assessment and reasoning
• Evidence-based physiotherapy practice
• Therapeutic exercise prescription
• Patient education
• Clinical documentation and EMR use
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Time management and organisation
• Professionalism and ethical practice
• Problem-solving
• Ability to work independently and under supervision
• Adaptability and willingness to learn

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