Physiotherapist at Lily Hospitals Limited

Lily Hospitals Limited, founded in 1986, is still one of Nigeria’s leading hospitals, particularly in the country’s South-South region. The Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) certified it as the first private hospital in Nigeria to have an ISO 9001:2000 quality management system. We are also continually devoted to high standards, including continuous improvement, service excellence, corporate citizenship, and exceptional work ethics. We provide residency training programs in Family Medicine, Radiology, O & G etc. We have branches in Benin and other parts of Warri Delta State where our Head Office is located.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Physiotherapist

Location: Warri, Delta

Job Description

• This role is responsible for using a variety of physical techniques and therapies in the rehabilitation of patients who are suffering from illnesses, ageing, disabilities and injuries in order to improve their movement and function.
• The Physiotherapist plans treatment, review recovery and conducts therapeutic exercise for patients.

Key Result Areas (KRA)
The key result areas of this role are:

• Undertake an assessment of patients, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide a physiotherapy diagnosis of their condition.
• Ensure provision of physiotherapy services to both in-patients and out-patients.
• Interpret and analyze clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses and prognoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions and recommend the best course of intervention.
• Develop clinical guidelines for the practice of physiotherapy in Lily Hospitals.
• Maintain an excellent standard of case note keeping for both in-patients and out-patients.
• Assess capacity, gain valid informed consent and work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
• Daily ward rounds for in-patients, conducting complex mobilization techniques,
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and therapy colleagues to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service which includes case conferences, ward rounds and discharge planning.
• Ensure that patients and relatives are appropriately informed and reassured of any discussions relating to patient procedures.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum academic qualification of a Bachelor’s Degree (B. Sc) in Physiotherapy.
• 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience in the health sector.
• Registration with the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP).
• A practice license from the Medical Rehabilitation Therapy Board of Nigeria
• Knowledge of the Microsoft Office package.
• Outstanding communication (oral and written), interpersonal and people management skills.

Deadline: 31st July 2023.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CVs and Cover Letters to: recruitment@lilyhospitals.net using the Job Title as the subject of the email.