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Introduction

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.

The incumbent will conduct in-depth evaluation of patients referred for physiotherapy, develop individual programs and carry out treatment.

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Responsibilities:

• Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for physiotherapy
• Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them
• Conduct patient and family education
• To conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
• To evaluate the patient’s need for assistive, supportive and adaptive devices
• Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries
• Assign patients to physiotherapy assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment
• To control infection by observing hygiene rules
• Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the physiotherapy accreditation requirements
• To have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same
• Carry out clinical and service audits and plan and evaluate improvement of services
• Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants
• Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime
• Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance
• Observe and comply with environmental health and occupational safety measures
• Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs
• Responsibility for CCPC programes as may be assigned
• Any other duty as may be assigned by the supervisor or designee

Requirements:

• Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution
• Registered with The Physiotherapy Council of Kenya
• Certificate in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Preferably 1-year experience as a physiotherapist

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How to Apply

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Deadline: 12/03/2026

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