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Job Summary

Job Title:
Occupational Therapist
Employer:
Hope Health Action
Location:
Yumbe
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Number of Positions:
Deadline:
Friday, 22 May 2026

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Hope Health Action (HHA) is a Christian NGO passionate about providing life-saving health and disability care to the world’s most vulnerable without any discrimination. Founded in 2007, HHA now operates in Haiti, South Sudan and Uganda (the latter two under the umbrella of HHA East Africa). Our work includes responding to the refugee crisis in Uganda through disability, health, nutrition, and education services and initiating a growing range of health and disability projects in South Sudan. This has included establishing one of the leading outpatient rehabilitation centres in Uganda, a new health clinic in the Kajo Keji county (SS) in 2023, extensive livelihood projections for 1,100+ households and working with the UNHCR providing a life-saving therapeutic food to all refugee settlements to tackle severe and acute malnutrition

Full-time

Deadline: 

22 May 2026

Occupational Therapist Job at Hope Health Action

Hope Health Action

Job Description

Hope Health Action is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to lead the OT unit at the Bidibidi Rehabilitation Centre in Yumbe District. The successful candidate will coordinate patient care across multiple departments, including physiotherapy and wheelchair services, to provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to vulnerable populations.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Assess patients in need of occupational therapy
  • Develop treatment plan for each patient
  • Provide treatment in accordance with the treatment plan and monitor progress
  • Instruct patients about plan they should follow the plan at home and track progress
  • Compile patient files, ensuring they are kept up to date
  • Work with the physiotherapist, wheelchair technicians, P&O technicians, CBR Manager and Programme Manager to bring appropriate patients into care
  • Ensure equipment is kept in good working order, anticipate and identify problems in a timely way
  • Keep good time for appointments
  • Train and supervise support staff
  • Research new ways to conduct occupational therapy – particularly in conjunction with CBR workers in the community
  • Update skills and knowledge by attending conferences and seminars
  • Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail
  • Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person
  • Quality Control – Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
  • Any other assigned or designated duty from your supervisor.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

Handwritten applications should be addressed to; East Africa Human Resource Manager, Hope Health Action, New Hope Disability Centre, Health Centre III, Bidi-Bidi Base Camp, Zone 1, Uganda. Or online applications to: eahr@hopehealthaction.org with the requirements as below: Application Letter with a clear salary expectation, a valid National ID or passport, CV, copies of academic documents, recommendation letter from (professional reference, faith, and a community leader), and valid work permit for non-Ugandans. Deadline for receiving applications is on 22nd May 2026 at 5:00pm East Africa Time (EAT).

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