Physiotherapist Uaen

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

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  • Professionally and legally accountable for own work, ensuring high clinical care standards for patients and supporting team members to do the same.
  • Conduct comprehensive, highly specialist physiotherapy assessments for patients, including those with complex presentations, using advanced investigative and analytical skills.
  • Select appropriate treatment techniques, including facilitation of normal movement, therapeutic handling, gait re-education, and chest physiotherapy.
  • Utilize advanced clinical reasoning and a broad range of treatment skills to create individual management and specialist treatment plans in agreement with the patient where appropriate.
  • Review and evaluate patients\' conditions at each physiotherapy session, amending treatment programs as necessary to achieve planned objectives.
  • Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
  • Maintain and consolidate highly specialist skills related to the assessment and treatment of specialty areas.
  • Provide advice, teaching, and instruction to patients, relatives, and carers regarding their medical management and care needs, promoting understanding of the aims of physiotherapy.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and carers, addressing cultural, religious, and language barriers to maximize rehabilitation potential, ensure understanding of conditions, and address anxieties and concerns. Use skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent with a wide variety of patients.
  • Work flexibly as a member of the rehab team, communicating effectively with others.
  • Demonstrate understanding of team processes.
  • Recognize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and effective communication among team members.
  • Contribute appropriately in team meetings.
  • Acknowledge the expertise and roles of other healthcare professionals, referring and liaising as needed to access relevant services.
  • Advocate for patients when dealing with other services.
  • Collaborate with the health care team (MDT) and patients to achieve optimal outcomes.
  • Work collaboratively and respectfully with support staff.
  • Work as an autonomous professional according to DOH standards.
  • Meet DOH regulations and fulfill requirements for physiotherapy registration.
  • Maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements, communicating assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines through letters and reports.
  • Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management, applying these principles to the work situation and ensuring others do likewise.
  • Maintain continuing professional development (CPD) by staying up-to-date with developments to ensure practice is based on the best available evidence.
  • Actively participate in the in-service training program, including attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses, and reflective practice.
  • Engage in informal/formal supervision with Team Lead and/or Senior Manager.
  • Facilitate team continued professional development as an integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy team.
  • Participate in the staff appraisal scheme, identifying objectives for personal development with the Team Lead and/or Senior Manager and writing learning contracts to achieve agreed goals.
  • Seek supervision to support clinical/management/professional issues from the Team Lead.
  • Facilitate and support the identification, measurement, and evaluation of work and team\'s current practice through evidence-based practice projects, audits, and outcome measures, making recommendations to team and personal practice.
Responsibilities:
  • Professionally and legally accountable for own work, ensuring high clinical care standards for patients and supporting team members to do the same.
  • Conduct comprehensive, highly specialist physiotherapy assessments for patients, including those with complex presentations, using advanced investigative and analytical skills.
  • Select appropriate treatment techniques, including facilitation of normal movement, therapeutic handling, gait re-education, and chest physiotherapy.
  • Utilize advanced clinical reasoning and a broad range of treatment skills to create individual management and specialist treatment plans in agreement with the patient where appropriate.
  • Review and evaluate patients\' conditions at each physiotherapy session, amending treatment programs as necessary to achieve planned objectives.
  • Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
  • Maintain and consolidate highly specialist skills related to the assessment and treatment of specialty areas.
  • Provide advice, teaching, and instruction to patients, relatives, and carers regarding their medical management and care needs, promoting understanding of the aims of physiotherapy.
  • Communicate effectively with patients and carers, addressing cultural, religious, and language barriers to maximize rehabilitation potential, ensure understanding of conditions, and address anxieties and concerns. Use skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining informed consent with a wide variety of patients.
  • Work flexibly as a member of the rehab team, communicating effectively with others.
  • Demonstrate understanding of team processes.
  • Recognize the importance of a multidisciplinary approach and effective communication among team members.
  • Contribute appropriately in team meetings.
  • Acknowledge the expertise and roles of other healthcare professionals, referring and liaising as needed to access relevant services.
  • Advocate for patients when dealing with other services.
  • Collaborate with the health care team (MDT) and patients to achieve optimal outcomes.
  • Work collaboratively and respectfully with support staff.
  • Work as an autonomous professional according to DOH standards.
  • Meet DOH regulations and fulfill requirements for physiotherapy registration.
  • Maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements, communicating assessment and treatment results to appropriate disciplines through letters and reports.
  • Demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management, applying these principles to the work situation and ensuring others do likewise.
  • Maintain continuing professional development (CPD) by staying up-to-date with developments to ensure practice is based on the best available evidence.
  • Actively participate in the in-service training program, including attendance and presentation at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses, and reflective practice.
  • Engage in informal/formal supervision with Team Lead and/or Senior Manager.
  • Facilitate team continued professional development as an integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy team.
  • Participate in the staff appraisal scheme, identifying objectives for personal development with the Team Lead and/or Senior Manager and writing learning contracts to achieve agreed goals.
  • Seek supervision to support clinical/management/professional issues from the Team Lead.
  • Facilitate and support the identification, measurement, and evaluation of work and team\'s current practice through evidence-based practice projects, audits, and outcome measures, making recommendations to team and personal practice.
Qualifications:
  • Degree or Diploma in PT
  • B.Sc Degree or Masters Degree
Experience
  • 2 years clinical experience
  • 3 years + clinical experience
Certification and Licensure
  • DOH and home country licensure
Job Specific Knowledge and Skills
  • Neuro-rehab (adults and pediatrics), Respiratory ICU
  • Experience in the field of Respiratory Medicine, neurological rehabilitation, and multidisciplinary working
  • Excellent English language skills; Arabic would be an advantage
  • Participation in Physiotherapy Quality improvement activities
  • Good report writing, computer, communication, and interpersonal skills

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1725708
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
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