Activation Date: 26 January, 2025 Announced Date: 26 January, 2025 Expire Date: 04 February, 2025
| Job Location: | Takhar |
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| Nationality: | Afghan |
| Category: | Health Care |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | As per NAC salary Scale |
| Vacancy Number: | 082025 |
| No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
| City: | Taloqan |
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| Organization: | Norwegian Afghanistan Committee |
| Years of Experience: | 2-3 years of relevant Prosthetics & Orthotics experience, particularly within international NGOs, agencies, or similar organizations. • Experience with disability programs or disability support organizations would be an advantage. |
| Contract Duration: | Project Based |
| Gender: | Male/Female |
| Education: | Prosthetics & Orthotics ISPO Category I (4 years of formal structured education leading to a university degree). |
| Close date: | 2025-02-04 |
About Norwegian Afghanistan Committee:
For almost 35 years, the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC), a member-based solidarity movement, has been advocating for and supporting the Afghan people. Education, gender and human rights, governance and civil society, health, food security, job creation, disaster risk reduction, and climate change adaptation are among the areas in which NAC operates. According to its vision, NAC will help create a poverty-free Afghanistan where political activity and development are based on equality, democracy, respect for human rights, and human rights.
Sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH) is not tolerated by the Norwegian Afghanistan Committee (NAC) either among its members or among its beneficiaries. All NAC officers, management, employees, consultants, and volunteers have a personal and collective responsibility to prevent and protect against sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH). They must all become familiar with, accept, and act in accordance with NAC’s Ethical Guidelines and Commitment, NAC Child Protection Policy, and NAC PSEAH Policy at all times, both during and outside of working hours, and actively participate in introductory and refresher trainings. NAC will immediately terminate any employees who violate PSEAH provisions in its rules, standards, and/or promises, and legal action may follow.
Job Description:
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Prosthetist/Orthotist is responsible for direct user/patient services and management of the disability programes orthopaedic workshop, providing direct service to persons with disabilities; management and supervision training and education; community services; research and development and carried out within an ethical code and complying with medical and legal requirements.
Technical
1. Patient Care
- Participates as an active clinic team member in discussions and meetings; takes part in the examination and prescription; and advises on the design of the prosthetic/orthotic device, including the socket or body/device interface, suspension, and selection of proper components.
- Assists and advises in consultation with physiotherapist on relevant aspects of pre-surgical, post-surgical, and therapeutic management of individuals requiring prosthetic/orthotic devices.
- Records and reports of any relevant information regarding users and user’s families, including a determination of expectations and needs.
- Communicates appropriate information to the users and their families.
2. Fitting, fabrication, and treatment
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- Supervises and directs the activities of individuals in Category II (orthopedic technologists) and Category III (bench technicians) in fitting and fabrication.
- Identifies physical and other relevant characteristics of the user.
- Formulates prosthetics or orthotics designs, including the selection of materials, components, and additional aids.
- Takes all casts and measurements required for proper fabrication and fitting.
- Modifies positive and/or negative models and/or layout of the design to obtain optimal fit and alignment.
- Carries out fitting, static and dynamic alignment, and, where appropriate, preliminary training and initial checkout.
- Performs and/or supervises fabrication of the prosthesis or orthosis.
3. Evaluation and follow-up
- Advises the team and participates directly in final checkout and evaluation of fit, function, and cosmetics.
- Instructs the user or family in the use and care of the device.
- Take part in follow-up procedures as well as maintenance, repairs, and replacement of the appliance.
- Recognizes the need to repeat any of the identified steps to optimize fit and function.
Collaborates and consults with others engaged in the management of the person requiring prosthetic/orthotics service
Supervisory
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- Supervises and directs the activities to be performed by orthopedic technologists and bench technicians’ personnel in fitting and fabrication.
- Provide ongoing appropriate technical support for staff working with workshops.
- Supervises clinical and laboratory/workshop activities assigned to him/her.
- Use and maintenance of tools and equipment.
- Maintenance of a safe working environment and procedures.
- Inventory and stock control.
- Appropriate record keeping.
- Total quality management.
Training Tasks:
- Supervises and conducts education and training of individuals orthopedic technologists and technicians/bench workers.
- Lectures and demonstrations to colleagues in his/her profession and other professionals concerned with prosthetics/orthotics and other interested groups.
- Take part in and contribute to the process of continuing professional development.
- Keeps abreast of new developments concerning prosthetics/orthotics and teaching techniques.
- Makes a professional contribution to and takes part in community rehabilitation programs.
- Conducts continuing evaluation of his activities.
- Participate in formal evaluation and research programs.
- Participates in scientific/professional meetings and contributes papers to scientific/professional journals.
Job Requirements:
Language Requirements:
- Fluency in Dari, Pashto and English, both written and spoken.
Qualifications Required:
- Prosthetics & Orthotics ISPO Category I (4 years of formal structured education leading to a university degree).
Work Experience:
- 2-3 years of relevant Prosthetics & Orthotics experience, particularly within international NGOs, agencies, or similar organizations.
- Experience with disability programs or disability support organizations would be an advantage.
Skills:
- Computer skills at the operator level, especially with MS Office packages.
- Planning, budgeting, and reporting skills.
- Interpersonal and communication skills.
- Teamwork, critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
Submission Guideline:
The subject must be included of position title and vacancy# (Prosthetist/Orthotist-082025) please note that applications without the position title and vacancy# will not be considered and will automatically be rejected.
Please make sure that your application/resume should be in your full name otherwise it will be rejected.
The NAC is an equal opportunity employer; women and persons with disabilities are therefore encouraged to apply.
The NAC offers: An encouraging and team-oriented working atmosphere • Significant career challenges that will test and enhance the skills of the incumbent • Interesting and worthwhile work in a growing organization • Competitive salary packages.
Note: The chance will be given to the local communities.
Submission Email:
nac.jobs@nacaf.org