Occupational Therapy Assistance

Position: Occupational Therapy Assistants

Required No: 1

Location: Pokhara

About Palliative Care and Chronic Disease Services And SUNITA Project:

The Palliative Care and Chronic Disease (PCCD) service is offering clinical and community-based palliative care services. SUNITA Project is a three-year plan in which INF Nepal will be developing a Palliative Care and Chronic Disease (PCCD) Centre of Excellence at Green Pastures Hospital through clinical services, research, and education/training. This project will support the National Strategy for Palliative Care, which was developed by palliative care experts in Nepal and was adopted by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP). Over the period of three years, it will design, implement, and test a rural healthcare intervention in palliative care in Lamjung, Rukum, Surkhet, Kapilvastu, and Banke.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge:

• Must have Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) or Community Medical Assistant (CMA) with registration in Nepal’s respective council with 1 year of clinical work experience. Experience in the field of rehabilitation or palliative care is an advantage.
• Work experience with people with disabilities, preferably with some voluntary work or personal experience, is an advantage.
• Primary rehabilitation training, short-term courses, or experience is an advantage.
• Good computer skills (Word/Excel), people skills, and communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated, a willingness to learn is an advantage.
• A positive and proactive approach to patient care.
• Able to keep all matters pertaining to work confidential.
• To be honest and demonstrate integrity, No prejudice towards any people/group.
• Good understanding of, and agreement with the values that are important to INF.

All eligible and interested candidates who meet the above criteria can send their application stating the post applied for in the subject line along with their CV to the following email by 23rd July 2023.