Supervisor - Physical Therapy

Role Overview

Supervisor - Physical Therapy at Sidra Medicine. The position is based at Sidra Medicine and leads Physical Therapy services across inpatient and outpatient settings.

Company Overview

Sidra Medicine is a high-tech specialist healthcare facility providing comprehensive services for children and young people, and exceptional maternity, gynecology, and reproductive medical services for women. The organization is home to world-class patient care, scientific expertise, and educational resources, representing the vision of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation.

Role Purpose

Lead and coordinate daily operations of Physical Therapy services to ensure delivery of safe, effective, patient-centered care. Provide clinical and operational leadership to physiotherapists and support staff, overseeing workforce planning, service delivery, quality improvement, and professional development. Support evidence-based practice, optimize patient outcomes, ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards, and contribute to strategic service planning and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Team Management

• Lead and motivate teams to meet care objectives.
• Serve as a professional role model for staff and advocate for patients and their families.
• Provide supervision and guidance to staff ensuring all care aligns with Divisional Core Standards, policies, and procedures.
• Delegate, supervise, and evaluate the performance of clinical interventions.
• Ensure effective orientation, precepting, and support of new staff and students.
• Provide a welcoming work environment and monitor and track individuals' progress.
• Contribute objectively to the employee performance appraisal cycle and assist with action plans arising from appraisals.
• Counsel and discipline staff when appropriate.
• Support staff retention by creating a healthy work environment that facilitates teamwork and treats all with dignity and respect.
• Deputize for the Physical Therapy Manager as required.

Clinical Care Delivery

• Ensure safe patient care by making patient assignments based on patient acuity and skill mix.
• Design, coordinate, and evaluate plans of care.
• Evaluate and ensure that individualized discharge planning needs are assessed on admission.
• Ensure an interprofessional approach to facilitate timely discharge or transfer to the next level of care or home.
• Evaluate and ensure clinical documentation, diagnoses, and plans of care are integrated and effective in delivering an individualized plan of care.
• Demonstrate understanding of evidence-based healthcare methodology and its ability to positively impact patient outcomes.

Quality and Safety

• Promote a safe environment and safe patient care by embracing a safety culture and identifying areas of risk.
• Use risk analysis tools to anticipate safety risks.
• Identify patient care issues and strategies to improve and positively impact the quality of care and patient outcomes.
• Utilize outcome measures to evaluate effectiveness of care through review of data and questioning of inconsistencies.
• Synthesize data, information, and knowledge on patient outcomes and modify interventions to improve healthcare outcomes.
• Evaluate and ensure appropriate escalation of issues to meet patient, family, and staff needs and resolve conflicts.
• Report equipment failures, safety and security issues, and reduction of supply inventory.
• Maintain up-to-date mandatory Life Support Training requirements as directed by MoPH and Sidra, including BLS and AED.

Education and Professional Development

• Participate in planning and program direction in accordance with organizational and departmental goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with the Physical Therapy Manager and Clinical Educators in planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient, family, and staff education.
• Teach, assess, and develop educational materials for staff and patients.
• Participate in the integration and evaluation of research into practice.
• Develop and sustain own knowledge, clinical skills, and professional awareness and maintain a professional profile.
• Provide documented evidence of own performance and maintenance of skills consistent with position requirements.

Operational and Strategic Management

• Make recommendations to the Manager regarding decisions with unit or service impact.
• Make day-to-day decisions regarding unit operations that impact staff.
• Work towards the achievement of agreed key performance indicators for self and unit.
• Apply problem-solving techniques and evidence-based solutions to service-related issues.
• Lead Performance Improvement activities and committees on the service as assigned.
• Maintain effective administrative processes in the service and review and revise service policies and procedures as required.
• Contribute to the achievement of cost efficiency savings in the service and maintain awareness of resource utilization, exercising care in ordering and use of equipment and materials.
• Support the achievement of successfully implementing clinical information systems at unit level.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Ensure relevant information is communicated to all staff effectively and efficiently.
• Address patient and family complaints immediately and assist in the investigation of written complaints.

Professional Standards

• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with the organizational and education competency framework, Sidra values, policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Adhere to Sidra's standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies.
• Adhere to and promote Sidra's Values.
• Access, critique, and analyze information sources.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy or Physical Therapy.

Experience

• 7 or more years' experience inclusive of 2 or more years supervisory experience.

Certification and Licensure

• Registration as a Physical Therapist and licensure in country of origin.
• Eligible to obtain license by QCHP (Qatar Council for Healthcare Professionals).

Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and motivate teams to meet care objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to delegate, supervise, and evaluate the performance of clinical interventions.
• Demonstrated ability to design, coordinate, and evaluate plans of care.
• Demonstrated ability to apply and integrate knowledge and skills into practice.
• Demonstrated ability to use risk analysis tools to anticipate safety risks.
• Demonstrated ability to access, critique, and analyze information sources.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize data, information, and knowledge on patient outcomes and modify interventions to improve healthcare outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, assess, and develop educational materials for staff and patients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience organizing data and generating thorough, accurate, timely reports.
• Demonstrated experience with Clinical Information Systems (CIS).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Additional Information

• This position may be required to perform other duties as assigned in view of the evolving needs and opportunities within Sidra.
• Reporting relationships may vary as organizational needs evolve.