Senior Occupational Therapist

We are assisting our client, an established organisation providing senior care and nursing home services across Singapore in searching for a Senior/Occupational Therapist to be part of their team.

Responsibilities:

Clinical Care

• Assess, evaluate, and identify rehabilitation needs of residents; formulate/develop and implement appropriate individualised occupational therapy programmes to facilitate, restore, improve, or maintain their abilities to perform self-care, work, leisure activities, and meaningful life roles.
• Evaluate, monitor, and review treatment regularly to document the needs and progress of service users and ensure that treatment is appropriate and effective.
• Evaluate and prescribe assistive devices to improve function in activities of daily living as required by residents.
• Maintain good communication and liaise with various disciplines involved in the rehabilitation process and refer residents to respective professionals for consultation and appropriate intervention

Training & Development

• Guide, supervise, and train occupational therapy students, therapy assistants, junior staff, caregivers, and volunteers on their performance of duties and implementation of programmes, to ensure safe and effective treatment of residents.
• Provide training for caregivers in preparation for residents' discharge back into the home environment.

Administration

• Maintain database/records of all residents to provide evidence-based treatment with accurate and appropriate documentation.
• Ensure that proper documentation is made for all treatment rendered to residents.
• Any other duty as assigned by the Rehab Manager or Director of Nursing

Requirements:

• Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy recognized by the Singapore Allied Health Professional Council.
• Preferably 1 to 2 years of experience, with experience in rehab services, nursing homes, or hospitals
• Fully Registered Therapist with the Singapore Allied Health Professional Council preferred
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to form networks and strong linkages with stakeholders.
• Those with no experience will be considered for junior roles