Senior Occupational Therapist

Occupational   Therapist (OT) collaborates with other healthcare professionals to provide advanced clinical services for complex cases, support junior OTs, and lead small-scale initiatives.   

Clinical Duties

On top of the OT grade I duties, staff is required to perform the following;

• Guide junior OTs in assessment, intervention, and client management.

• Manage complex cases

• Apply clinical reasoning in specialised contexts

• Conduct caregiver and staff training sessions.

• Monitor therapy assistants and provide constructive feedback.

Administrative Duties

On top of OT grade I duties, staff is required to perform the following:

• Lead small quality improvement or research projects.

• Coordinate rehab team to enhance manpower usage and good rehab standard.

• Support service audits

• Involve in procurement of equipment and allocation.

• Maintaining of equipment and its inventory.

• Assist to organize staff and caseload coverage.

• Assist to lead in staff meeting which is related to rehab service standard.

• Assist in introducing measures to enhance efficiency and work safety.

Education and Training

On top of OT grade I duties, staff is required to perform the following:

• Follow up individual staff training plan

• Assist in organize drill and audit to ensure staff competency

• Conduct departmental in-service training planning, project and individual training plan to progress the rehab development.

• Enhance staff specialization and skill specialize

• Provide clinical training to junior OT I/II

• Supervise OT Students

Leadership

• Clinical judgement and decision making

• Mentoring and coaching skills

• Advanced communication skills with patients and families to sustain rapport and clients retention

Business Development

• Identify unmet needs

• Initiate pilot programs

• Support departmental proposals

Required Education and Experience

• Master/Bachelor/Diploma in Occupational Therapy, recognized by the Singapore Allied Health Professional Council (AHPC).
• Registered with AHPC and holding valid practicing certificate from AHPC.
• BCLS and AED Certificate
• Relevant Post Graduate qualification is desirable
• 5-7 years’ experience relevant experience in hospital or nursing home setting of OT grade I
• Relevant community and aged care experience would be desirable.
• Completion of specialised certifications
• Strong performance evaluations
• Microsoft office full suite, internet savvy
• Interest in geriatric and gerontology discipline.

Other essential traits/skills:

• Ability to think critically, and be innovative in creating/ modifying intervention techniques to suit the individual needs of clients.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

• Good leadership skills

• Ability to work well under pressure.

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.

• Able to work without supervision

• Mentorship experience

• Awareness of current professional, healthcare, and ageing issues and keep abreast with up-to-date knowledge of treatment practices and physical therapy programs.