Role Purpose

To assess, design, and implement physiotherapy interventions that promote residents' mobility, strength, functional independence, pain management, fall prevention, and recovery post-hospitalization, while contributing to holistic resident well-being and care planning.

Key Responsibilities

1. Assessment & Care Planning
- Conduct baseline and periodic functional assessments (ROM, balance, gait, strength, ADLs).
- Identify residents needing rehabilitative, preventive, or palliative physiotherapy.
- Contribute to care plan tiering and updates with mobility/functioning inputs.

2. Individual & Group Therapy
- Design and execute resident-specific physiotherapy programs: strengthening, gait training, balance rehab, pain management.
- Conduct small group mobility exercises or fall prevention programs within pods.
- Adapt protocols for residents with dementia, post-stroke conditions, orthopaedic limitations, or frailty.

3. Documentation & Monitoring
- Maintain individual therapy records, including attendance, goals, milestones, and progress.




- Update Nurse manager and DMO on changes in resident physical functioning.
- Flag decline in independence or increased support needs for pod-level planning.

4. Preventive Care & Positioning
- Educate Nurses and Caretakers on protected transfer techniques, fall precautions, and pressure sore prevention.
- Recommend and monitor use of aids: walkers, wheelchairs, splints, cushions, etc.
- Participate in incident reviews involving falls or mobility-related injuries.

5. Engagement & Recovery Integration
- Support recovery for post-hospitalization residents: stroke, surgery, fractures, etc.
- Coordinate with family and external therapists (if applicable) to align rehab goals.
- Collaborate with the Wellness Executive to integrate physical activity into daily routines.

Job Specification - Physiotherapist

Criteria Details

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Physiotherapy from recognized institution

Experience

2-5 years, pref

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