Vacancies at Outspan Hospital

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

Applicants should have:

• 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.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

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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KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct comprehensive substance-use and psychosocial assessments to identify clients’ treatment needs, strengths, and risks.
• Develop individualized treatment and recovery plans in collaboration with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team.
• Provide individual, group, and family counseling using evidence-based addiction counseling approaches, including Motivational Interviewing and relapse-prevention interventions.
• Provide psychoeducation on addiction, recovery, coping skills, healthy lifestyles, and relapse prevention to clients and their families.
• Support clients throughout the recovery continuum, including engagement, treatment, abstinence, relapse management, reintegration, and aftercare.
• Monitor client progress, identify barriers to recovery, and recommend appropriate adjustments to treatment interventions.
• Provide crisis intervention within scope of practice and facilitate referral to appropriate medical, mental health, or specialized services when required.
• Develop individualized discharge and aftercare plans with clients and the multidisciplinary treatment team to promote continuity of recovery.
• Maintain accurate and confidential client records, treatment documentation, progress reports, and outcome data in accordance with hospital, departmental, and Ministry of Health standards.
• Participating in clinical audits, quality improvement activities and continuous professional development.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Diploma in Counseling psychology from a recognized Institution.
• Evidence of training in addiction counseling/chemical dependency counseling
• Served a similar position for a minimum period of three (3) years.
• Must be a registered member of the Counselors and Psychologists Board (CPB)

OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Excellent innovative and strong analytical skills;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Demonstrated excellent qualities of a team player;
• People management Skills;
• Planning and coordination skill.