CLINICAL CARE

• Is responsible for compliance of all occupational therapy standards as stipulated by the Ministry of Health and Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC)
• Carry out assessment on residents as part of the admission assessment and conduct regular routine assessment on in-house residents who may require occupational therapy or rehabilitation service.
• Recommend appropriate OT programmes and activities for residents.
• Provide leadership to the therapy staff to ensure safe and quality resident care, and in compliance to standards. Is responsible for the supervision, evaluation and disciplining of staff in her/ his team
• Promote evidence-based practices on therapy services
• Ensure written policies, procedures and work process are available and up to date to guide OT-related therapy services
• Evaluate and ensure that OT-related therapy services are being delivered in accordance to policies, guidelines and procedures
• Assist in the implementation of resident’s discharge plan to ensure smooth transition back to the community
• Provide training for caregivers in preparation for resident’s discharge back to the community.
• Monitor OT-related therapy service quality performance indicators and develop action plan for continuous improvement.
• Keep good records of all services performed and submit weekly case reports to the Nursing Home Managers. A monthly consolidated report of workload statistics and other concerns to do with service standards would be required to be submitted to the Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidate must possess a recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy and fully registered with AHPC, Singapore.
• At least 2 year(s) of working experience in a healthcare environment.
• Applicants must be able to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people and cultures, maintaining a high level of quality service.
• Self-motivated to keep up-to-date with advances in the field of Occupational Therapy.
• Applicants must be willing to travel across Singapore.

Please refer the Job description for details