The Role
Provides person-centered physiotherapy for people with disabilities across home, school, mobile-unit, and community settings. Responsibilities include assessments, individualized treatment, rehabilitation for neurological, orthopedic, pediatric, and geriatric conditions, caregiver training, clinical documentation, progress evaluation, referrals, and participation in health camps and disability-awareness programs. Requires daily field travel and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Purpose:
To deliver
comprehensive, person-centred physiotherapy services to persons with
disabilities (PwDs) across various age groups and clinical conditions in mobile
and community-based settings. The role requires a blend of clinical expertise,
community engagement, and adaptability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct thorough physiotherapy
assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
- Provide therapy sessions (average
duration: 20–30 minutes) at homes, schools, and mobile rehab
units.
- Deliver care for a wide range of
conditions, including orthopedic, neurological, pediatric, and geriatric
impairments.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary
team (rehabilitation therapists, coordinators, medical professionals) for
integrated service delivery.
- Train caregivers and families on
home-based rehabilitation and functional mobility techniques.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and
case documentation for each beneficiary.
- Monitor progress, revise treatment plans
as needed, and conduct periodic functional outcome evaluations.
- Participate in community health camps,
disability awareness, and sensitization programs.
- Ensure follow-up care and liaise with
hospitals, diagnostic centers, and health professionals for referrals.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in
Physiotherapy (BPT/MPT)
(Specialization in Neurology, Pediatrics, or Community-Based Rehabilitation preferred) - Minimum 1-2 years of experience in
field-based physiotherapy or working with PwDs.
- Prior experience in mobile/community
health models preferred.
- Proficiency in Kannada is highly
desirable.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong clinical skills in
musculoskeletal, neurological, and pediatric rehabilitation.
- Excellent patient handling and
therapeutic communication skills.
- Good understanding of assistive devices,
mobility aids, and adaptive rehabilitation.
- Ability to document and maintain
clinical records systematically.
- Training and capacity-building skills to
support caregivers and field workers.
- Team player with collaborative attitude
across diverse professional groups.
- Technological familiarity with digital
documentation, if required.
Flexibility:
- Willingness to travel daily across rural
and urban locations using a mobile rehab van.
- Adaptability to variable work
environments ( Anganwadi, government health centers).
- Ability to manage a dynamic schedule
with field visits, camps, and community events.
- Readiness to work beyond standard hours
in case of community needs or special events.
Requirements
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Physiotherapy (BPT/MPT)
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience in field-based physiotherapy or working with persons with disabilities
- Strong clinical skills in musculoskeletal, neurological, and pediatric rehabilitation
- Patient handling and therapeutic communication skills
- Understanding of assistive devices, mobility aids, and adaptive rehabilitation
- Clinical records and documentation skills
- Training and capacity-building skills for caregivers and field workers
- Willingness to travel daily across rural and urban locations using a mobile rehabilitation van
- Proficiency in Kannada
- Specialization in Neurology, Pediatrics, or Community-Based Rehabilitation
- Prior experience in mobile or community health models
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The Company
What We Do
The Association of People with Disability (APD), India is a Bengaluru-based nonprofit that has worked since 1959 to transform the lives of children and adults with disabilities across urban and rural Karnataka. It delivers early intervention, inclusive education, livelihood training, rehabilitation, capacity building, and access-to-entitlements programs, while partnering with NGOs, government, and other organizations and advocating for policies that advance inclusion, justice, and equity.
