Physiotherapist Job Outspan Hospital

Medical Jobs, Outspan Hospital Jobs. Physiotherapist treats physical disabilities, delivers rehabilitation therapy, and designs recovery programs, requires a Physiotherapy Diploma/Degree, KSP registration, and 2+ years clinical experience.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Conducting comprehensive physiotherapy assessments and developing individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans.
• Providing physiotherapy interventions for patients with musculoskeletal, neurological, orthopaedic, cardiopulmonary, paediatric, geriatric, and other rehabilitation needs.
• Managing both inpatient and outpatient physiotherapy services.
• Providing post-operative and post-injury rehabilitation and supporting patients to regain mobility, function, independence, and quality of life.
• Conducting patient education on exercise, posture, mobility, ergonomics, prevention of injury, and self-management.
• Prescribing and supervising appropriate therapeutic exercises and rehabilitation programmes.
• Assessing and advising on mobility aids, assistive devices, positioning, and functional independence.
• Working collaboratively with doctors, occupational therapists, nurses, orthopaedic teams, rehabilitation professionals, and other healthcare providers.
• Supervising, mentoring, coaching, and evaluating physiotherapy staff and students.
• Developing and implementing departmental policies, SOPs, clinical protocols, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Coordinating departmental operations, including duty rosters, workflow, equipment, supplies, and service delivery.
• Monitoring departmental performance against agreed clinical, operational, quality, and financial targets.
• Maintaining accurate patient records, treatment notes, statistics, reports, and other required documentation.
• Participating in clinical audits, quality improvement projects, patient safety initiatives, and continuous professional development.
• Promoting excellent patient experience and maintaining high standards of professional and ethical practice.
• Supporting hospital programmes such as health promotion, community outreach, medical camps, and rehabilitation education.
• Participating in departmental and hospital meetings and contributing to strategic planning.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant Kenyan healthcare laws, regulatory requirements, professional standards, hospital policies, and infection-prevention practices.
• Identifying opportunities for development and expansion of physiotherapy and rehabilitation services.
• Performing any other duties relevant to the position as assigned by management.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Physiotherapy from a recognised university.
• Valid registration and licence to practise from the relevant regulatory council in Kenya.
• Compliance with all applicable legal and professional requirements for physiotherapy practice in Kenya.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a managerial/supervisory position, preferably within a hospital or healthcare setting.
• Demonstrated experience in departmental leadership, staff supervision, service planning, and performance management.
• Strong knowledge of physiotherapy assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, documentation, and patient safety.
• Specialisation or postgraduate training in a relevant area of physiotherapy will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Commitment to professional ethics, confidentiality, quality improvement, and continuous professional development.

The ideal candidate should be:

• A strong clinical and people leader.
• Patient-centred and compassionate.
• Results-oriented and highly organised.
• Innovative and willing to develop new rehabilitation services.
• An effective communicator and team player.
• Skilled in conflict resolution and staff management.
• Committed to evidence-based practice and continuous improvement.
• Able to work under pressure while maintaining professional standards.
• Business-aware, with an understanding of efficient healthcare service delivery.

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