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- Physiotherapist
- Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) France
- Blantyre
- Full time
- Apply by Aug 14, 2026
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- Job Description
- JOB VACANCY
- MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES FRANCE –BLANTYRE
Médecins Sans Frontières is a private, non-profit international humanitarian organization dedicated to
providing medical assistance to populations in crisis, without discrimination and regardless of race, religion, creed or political affiliation. In Malawi, MSF works in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the local community in Cervical Cancer projects Blantyre districts.
MSFF is looking for its Blantyre Cervical Cancer Project Office:
- PHYSIOTHERAPIST – DAILY WORKER
Workplace:
- Queen Elizabeth Central hospital Blantyre
Type of contract:
- Daily Worker
Start date:
- As Required
- Main purpose of the position
- Following medical indication, assess patients’ physical condition, plan and deliver individual
- intervention, aiming to maintain, improve and/or rehabilitate function, prioritizing prevention and
managing existing physical disabilities, in a person-centred approach.
- Main responsibilities
Assess patient physical competencies and capacity, selecting, using, and interpreting the appropriate objective tests, procedures, and questionnaires to discuss and establish treatment objectives.
Elaborate and implement physiotherapy programs, including behavioural therapy, exercise, mobilization, and specific devices (electro-stimulation, biofeedback, dilators), educating patients and caretakers on prevention and treatment of conditions, envisioning optimal functional outcomes.
Actively monitor physiotherapy activities – correctly filling in patient files, forms, and data sheets – analysing and reporting data for optimization of the quality of care and work capacity, preserving data traceability, and delivering proper feedback to the supervisor and medical team.
Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, aiming for comprehensive and patient-centred care.
Manage and monitor physiotherapy materials & equipment, pharma and logistics stock, issuing orders according to activity, and ensuring continuous availability of consumables and equipment.
Report to the supervisor if any problem arising in the service, especially the loss/robbery/damage of medical equipment or medicines, activating the appropriate measures.
- Specific accountabilities
- Background and Justification: Malawi has the highest cervical cancer incidence (76/100,000) and
mortality rate (50/100,000) in the world, with an estimated 3,684 new cases and 2,314 deaths a year.
- Eastern and Southern Africa, including Malawi, also have one of the highest HIV prevalence, which
contributes significantly to the cancer incidence, as HIV-positive women are more likely to develop cervical cancer when infected with HPV. Despite ongoing efforts to provide cancer screening and treatment services by the Ministry of Health and international organizations, the care coverage remains low in comparison to the needs of the country.
Hence, in 2018 MSF launched an onco-gynae project, envisioning a comprehensive pathway of care, from primary to tertiary services, through a multidisciplinary clinical team embedded at the MoH Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in a network with other health units in Blantyre and several southern Malawian districts.
Physiotherapy activities debuted in 2022 and have been progressively building capacity to deliver quality care to women at high risk of functional disabilities or who present dysfunctions, either in the curative or palliative pathways.
Due to the specificities of the required physiotherapy interventions, the recruited physiotherapist(s) will benefit from on-the-job training to develop theoretical knowledge, technical skills and competencies in oncology-related pelvic health.
Responsibilities:
Participating in the different activities, including but not limited to IPD, OPD, Home Base Care, and Decentralized activities for assessment & follow-up of surgical, chemo, CCRT and palliative cohorts by:
- Attending and actively taking part of the ward rounds in IPD to ensure individual treatment
plans during pre- and post-operational care.
Delivering pre-op physical assessment and early mobilization after surgery.
Delivering health prevention and promotion strategies related to post-surgical/chemo/radiotherapy functional complications, namely respiratory dysfunctions,
- lymphedema, PFDs (pelvic floor dysfunctions), Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and possible
nerve damage.
- Undertaking comprehensive assessment and follow-up of ambulatory patients. Formulate
and conduct clinically reasonable treatment plans, including, but not limited to:
- Bladder & Bowel incontinence
- Post-CCRT Vaginal Stenosis
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- Urinary retention
- Vaginal Stenosis
- Dyspareunia
- Pelvic Pain Syndrome
- Chemo-induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Post-op Neuropathic pain
- Respiratory problems
- Lymphedema
- Scar tissue complications
- In collaboration with the palliative and social-support teams, plan and conduct
physiotherapy-related interventions during Home Base Care.
To guarantee proper follow-up, consistently complete medical records, schedule appointments according to clinical need and workload capacity, and perform phone follow-ups whenever indicated.
Ensure daily data collection of the delivered clinical care.
- Remaining flexible, cooperating within the multidisciplinary team, and on request of the managers,
performing any other task needed to ensure the highest possible quality of care, good organization of the ward
- Requirements
- Requirements
Education:
- Degree in Physiotherapy
Experience:
- Essential, 2 Years of work experience related to diploma/degree
- Experience in Oncology is an asset;
Specific interest in Women’s Health is required.
Knowledge:
- Essential computer literacy (Word, Excel and Outlook)
Language:
- Fluency in English and Chichewa (Written and Oral)
Competencies:
Results and Quality Orientation L1; Teamwork and cooperation L2; Behavioural Flexibility L1; Commitment to MSF principles L1; Desire to pass on skills and educate other medical staff.