Physiotherapist

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent
organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of
war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance.
The ICRC in Gaza is looking for a candidate to fill in the following post

Place of employment: Gaza
Starting Date : April 2011

Minimum Requirements of the Post
-Bachelor degree in Physiotherapy
-Experience within the field of Physical Rehabilitation, Hospital work, and/or Occupational Therapy preferred.
-Good written and spoken English essential
-Autonomy and self-motivation, as well as the ability to work in a team
-Respecting confidentiality
-Behaving in an impartial way towards all interlocutors
-Computer knowledge of Word and Excel
-Ability to cooperate with other ICRC departments and external interlocutors
-Flexibility and Negotiation skills and Diplomacy
-Ability to represent the ICRC and conduct activities while abiding by the Principles of the Movement, most importantly neutrality and impartiality

Job description
-Ability to provide adequate patient treatment independently
-In collaboration with Physiotherapist (PT) expatriate initiate, plan, implement and evaluate training seminars, workshops and dissemination sessions.
-Together with PT expatriate and Physiotherapy in-patient team, strengthen the post-surgicalphysiotherapy project in all aspect of implementation.
-In conjunction with PT expatriate work with hospital physicians to develop appropriate referral criteria for patients.
-In conjunction with PT expatriate assess the general health situation, hospital needs, and appropriately communicate information concerning physiotherapy services.
-Perform duties in all areas of the project(s) as required
-Assist PT expatriate, keep information updated, communicate accordingly and advise the Physical Rehabilitation Team when necessary
-Register and treat different information with confidentiality and accuracy
-Produce reports, minutes of meetings, statistics and assessments of various kinds
-Translate (written/spoken) from Arabic to English and English to Arabic)

In accordance with the Resolution No. 17, 2010 of the Gaza Ministry of Interior, applicants who
have a running contract with a Ministry will not be selected.
Interested applicants should submit a motivation letter and a résumé, both in English, a personal passport size photo and any relevant certificates no later than Monday 31 March 2011 - 4:00pm to the:

ICRC Sub-delegation / Gaza
Attn. Administration Department
Jalaa St. 50/43
Rimal, Gaza
Tel: 082822644 / Fax: 082828884 / E-mail: [email protected]