Occupational Therapist

The role is responsible to independently or under the supervision of senior therapists conduct all operations related to occupational therapy by observing all standards of operational rules and procedures.

Managerial

• Supervising junior staff and ensuring their abidance to going rules and policies as applied and implemented in the Section/Department/Facility (as per requirement)
• Maintaining sufficient inventory of material supplies and equipment for performance of duties
• Reporting shortage of materials to supervisor at earliest convenience, ordering and approving replenishments when necessary

Technical

• Undertaking full comprehensive & accurate assessment of patients physical, psychological and social needs including those patients with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; using investigative and analytical skills, and formulate individualized management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning and utilizing a wide range of treatment knowledge, skills and options to formulate a specialized program of care
• Undertaking client-centered & occupation focused assessments & interventions
• Receiving referral, screening, prioritizing, assessing, identifying need, planning intervention, implementing, evaluating, adjusting and reviewing to address patient s complex and changing needs, including the impact on carer and carer s needs using professional judgment and clinical reasoning
• Being alert to the needs of vulnerable patients group including risk assessment and taking appropriate action when required
• Working under indirect supervision to diagnose, assess, plan and implement patient specific programs of care/rehabilitation, contributing to the continuous assessment of patients
• Evaluating patient progress and alter treatment programmes as and when appropriate
• Involving patients in goals and treatment proposals.
• To gain valid informed consent.
• To work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity for informed consent
• Being responsible for own caseload under the clinical supervision of a senior Occupational Therapist and to deal with referrals in line with the departmental policy
• Using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients, and their families/carers, the diagnosis and treatment plan to help progress rehabilitation. This will include patients who may have difficulties with understanding or communication
• Developing comprehensive discharge plans and work with relevant professionals to arrange ongoing care
• Completing all necessary records, reports and statistics in line with agreed occupational therapy service policy and professional guidelines.
• Record personally generated clinical observations
• Being responsible for care and adjustment as necessary and maintenance of equipment as appropriate
• Maintaining up to date clinical and professional knowledge in order to provide a well developed level of informed professional knowledge, and according to organizational requirements (e.g. minimum of CPD / CME hours per year required for re- licensing)
• Travel with patient wherever required in and out of UAE for treatment
• Performs home-occupational therapy treatment when required, Royal or VIP patient
• Can be required to interpret if bilingual
• The responsibilities stated above must not be considered to be exclusive of any duties which are not specifically stated. This employee will be expected to accept any other duties which are consistent with his/her qualifications, experience and ability, when requested to do so by his/her superiors

Quality & Safety

• Promoting and maintaining quality in all services and ensure continuous quality improvement measures are in place.
• Conduct method evaluation/development as per standard policies and procedures
• Complying with all safety, health and quality control programs and procedures as applicable
• Complying with applicable organizational competencies and precautions for environmental safety, infection control, using a series of interventions that minimize or prevent cross infection
• Maintaining the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recorded
• Practicing within the expressed limits of established policies and procedures
• Ensuring that SOP (standard operation procedures) and Quality Assurance tests are maintained within all sections
• Being responsible for documenting all intervention in appropriate format
• Comply and support clinical audit processes within the service and report on these as agreed
• Communicating in a professional and courteous manner with patients, family and other medical personnel as necessary to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, clarify orders and communicate status
• Assist in training of students if required

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualification :- Special Certificate:- Required: a. NLT 2 years post graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist in relevant experience with patients with same diagnosis seen in acute care hospital or Rehab Facilities Desired: N.A.