Senior Occupational Therapist (NUHS@Home)*(10119)

Responsibilities

• Primary Responsibilities and Duties (80%):
• Assess and manage patients referred for occupational therapy independently and implement appropriate treatment plans, applying specialised occupational therapy knowledge and skills.
• Document patient occupational therapy records accurately.
• Charge patients accurately.
• Comply with clinical and service standards.
• Communicate with the referring doctor and other members of the medical team.
• Practice within areas of professional competence and seek clinical support from supervisor / other healthcare professionals when appropriate.
• Secondary Responsibilities and Duties (20%):
• Clinical
• Assist in the organisation and participation of occupational therapists in multi-disciplinary case conferences.
• Assist in reviewing and updating clinical protocols and SOPs based on available most-updated evidence-based research.
• Participate in Clinical Education. Assist in the development and co-ordination of clinical education programmes for occupational therapy students attached to the workgroup
• Assist in the initiation of clinical research projects related to the workgroup.
• Service
• Assist in the preparation of monthly performance reports for the workgroup.
• Assist in the monitoring of key performance indicators of the workgroup (clinical / service quality, revenue and productivity).
• Prepare and regularly update the inventory for therapy equipment for the workgroup.
• Assist in budgeting of therapeutic equipment and consumables and assist in the preparation of yearly capex and minor assets and operating budget documents for the workgroup.
• Assist in managing complaints, preventing adverse events and promoting workplace safety.
• Assist in developing, promoting and marketing new clinical services.
• Staff Development
• Assist in the induction of new occupational therapists deployed to the workgroup. Assist in updating of induction checklist/files relevant to the workgroup.
• Assist in the identification of training needs, improve wellness and develop staff in the workgroup.
• Contribute to departmental inservice training programmes.
• Others
• Actively update occupational therapy knowledge and skills.
• Contribute to hospital educational talks and external talks / workshops / forums / seminars.
• Network strategically with other healthcare practitioners to improve teamwork, efficiency and patient care.
• Assist in the management of projects assigned to the workgroup.

Requirements

• Full AHPC registration
• Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy recognised by the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC)
• Min. 2 years of relevant working experience
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Service oriented and customer focused
• Result oriented
• Team worker
• Competent in IT skills (Microsoft Excel / Word / Access / Powerpoint)

Additional Information

Join NUHS@Home, an innovative and transformative healthcare initiative at the National University Health System. The Senior Occupational Therapist is responsible for assisting in the management of a specialised workgroup and for providing specialised assessment and treatment to patients referred for occupational therapy. He / she will assist in the supervision of Occupational therapists deployed to the workgroup.

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