Location: Okhaldhunga Community Hospital, Okhaldhunga 

Achieving Disability Inclusive Development through Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in  Okhaldhunga is the very first CBR project working to transform Okhaldhunga into a disability inclusive society.  

The main responsibility of this job is to improve access to health of people with disabilities  (PWD) and their families through the CBR project. Secondly, it is to assist in the set-up of the  physiotherapy department in the hospital, and to provide a physiotherapy service to in-patients  and out-patients.  

Qualifications and Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy. 
• Minimum of two years’ physiotherapy work experience in hospital/clinic/community. 
• Theoretical knowledge of disability situation in Nepal, CBR, Disability Inclusive Development  (DID), Inclusive Disaster Risk Management (IDRR) and relevant national and international  disability laws and policies. 
• Practical experience of working in CBR projects/ working with minority and oppressed  groups to combat stigma and discrimination. 
• Neurological rehabilitation experience e.g. CVA, Cerebral Palsy and spinal cord injury. 
• High degree of flexibility in work times, workload and activities, with ability to work  consecutively in hospital and the community. 
• Evidence of interest in working with and compassion towards PWD. 
• Commitment to serving and empowering the poorest and most excluded people. 
• Able to live and work in a rural setting and work independently in remote areas with a high  level of physical fitness. 
• Good training, capacity building and facilitation skills. 
• Good computer and communication skills in Nepali and English language. Salaries and benefits will be according to OCH policy.