Rehabilitation Nurse

About the role

Project HOPE, an international NGO, is recruiting a full-time Rehabilitation Nurse for its Gaza Response program. The nurse provides specialized nursing care to patients needing rehabilitation in a setting of active conflict, mass casualties, trauma injuries and increased disability risk. The position reports to the Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy Officer and is advertised contingent on award, with no formal offer until funding is confirmed.

Key responsibilities

• Nurse patients recovering from trauma injuries, post-surgical conditions, neurological disorders, chronic diseases or mobility impairments.
• Carry out basic functional and clinical assessments to identify mobility limitations, risks of complications and rehabilitation needs.
• Help implement individualized rehabilitation care plans with physiotherapists, occupational therapists and medical staff.
• Assist patients with mobility training, safe transfers, positioning and early mobilization.
• Prevent and manage secondary complications such as pressure ulcers, contractures, respiratory complications and reduced mobility.
• Support patients with Activities of Daily Living and encourage independence.
• Provide wound care, medication administration and clinical monitoring as required.
• Educate patients and caregivers on home exercises, safe mobility, complication prevention and use of assistive devices such as walkers, crutches and wheelchairs.
• Support discharge planning and referral pathways, and maintain accurate patient documentation.
• Take part in multidisciplinary team discussions and case reviews, and comply with infection prevention and control, safeguarding and Do No Harm principles.

Required profile

• Diploma or bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited institution and a valid, current nursing license.
• 1-3 years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in rehabilitation, post-surgical or trauma care; humanitarian or emergency health experience is desirable.
• Ability to work in resource-constrained, high-pressure environments and to travel internationally, including to hardship locations.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in conflict-affected or hardship contexts such as Gaza.
• Familiarity with WHO rehabilitation guidelines and Sphere humanitarian health standards.
• Experience in multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams in emergency response programs.
• Training in disability inclusion, community-based rehabilitation or trauma-informed care.