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Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy Deaprtment
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- Location: Kenya, Nairobi
- Closes: 1 October 2026
About the role
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is hiring a Physiotherapist for its Physiotherapy Department. You will assess patients, deliver therapy and supervise support staff.
What you'll do
- Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for physiotherapy.
- Identify treatment goals and administer appropriate therapy techniques.
- Conduct patient and family education.
- Regularly evaluate patients to assess progress and revise treatment programmes as necessary.
- Evaluate patients' need for adaptive devices such as supports, padding or mobility aids.
- Maintain daily treatment notes, progress evaluations and discharge planning summaries.
- Assign patients to physiotherapy assistants or interns with laid out plans and supervise them.
- Control infection by observing hygiene rules.
- Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services.
- Supervise and delegate tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants.
What you need
- Diploma in Physiotherapy.
- Registered with Physiotherapy Council of Kenya.
- Knowledge of assessment and evaluation techniques regarding patients.
- Excellent customer service skills and empathy towards patients of all ages.
The employer’s original advert
Introduction
Aga Khan University
Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides
tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is one of the hospitals in
East Africa accredited by the Joint Commission International from USA. The
University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East
Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
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
• Conduct
regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy,
revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
• Evaluate
the patient’s, need for adaptive devices such as special support, padding,
protective gear, assistive standing, ambulation or mobility
• 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
• 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
• Have
a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols,
guidelines and adhere to the same
• Carry
out clinical and service audits 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 environment health and occupational safety measures
• Participate
in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs.
Requirements
• Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Registered with Physiotherapy
Council of Kenya
• knowledge of assessment/evaluation
techniques in regards to patients
• Excellent customer service skills and empathetic
to patients of all ages
Aga Khan University
Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides
tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is one of the hospitals in
East Africa accredited by the Joint Commission International from USA. The
University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East
Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
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
• Conduct
regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy,
revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals
• Evaluate
the patient’s, need for adaptive devices such as special support, padding,
protective gear, assistive standing, ambulation or mobility
• 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
• 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
• Have
a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols,
guidelines and adhere to the same
• Carry
out clinical and service audits 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 environment health and occupational safety measures
• Participate
in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs.
Requirements
• Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Registered with Physiotherapy
Council of Kenya
• knowledge of assessment/evaluation
techniques in regards to patients
• Excellent customer service skills and empathetic
to patients of all ages