Principal Occupational Therapist - #1160182

Occupational Therapist (OT) collaborates with other healthcare professionals to assess and support the clients to develop individualised rehabilitation plans that aim to remediate and/or maintain activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living at home and in the community.

Clinical Duties

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

• Synergize resource to enhance clinical innovation, clinical program evidence-based practice

• Evaluate and conclude current practice and workflow through audit, project- reporting, incidents, and rehab advancement for future development

• Leading clinical improvement for CQI and develop clinical policy

• Promote, coordinate & synergize research studies (inter and intra profession)

• Lead service vision and strategy

• Represent OT in national forums

Administrative Duties

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

• Source out for funding to support clinical advancement

• Develop and maintain different system and work process to enhance the communication and coordination among staffs and teams.

• Renew and update audit process

• Introduce and establish measures to enhance efficiency and work safety

• Advance all audit functions

• Overseeing all individual staff training plans to ensure skill development flow.

• Develop and maintain mentoring system

• Set up training standard to all levels to ensure staff competency

• Enable our staff to accessible to excellent training and knowledge both from local and overseas

• Enable staff specialization and skill specialize

• Strategic planning, workforce and policy development

Education and Training

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

• Overseeing all individual staff training plans to ensure skill development flow.

• Develop and maintain mentoring system

• Build capability and capacity for service excellence

• Enable our staff to accessible to excellent training and knowledge both from local and overseas

• Enable staff specialization and skill specialize

• To ensure proper training materials and schedules done for TA (for OT components) and OT training. Collaborate with Principal PT for task.

Leadership Development

• Policy development and advocacy

• Research leadership

• Vision setting for OT services

Business Development

• Lead business strategy

• Drive enterprise level growth

• Build alliances and cross-sector services
  

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

• 12 years and above years’ experience relevant experience in hospital or nursing home setting of Senior OT grade I and equip with specialized clinical skill with commendable track record from program, research, services or academic development.

• Relevant community and aged care experience would be desirable.

• National recognition or publication

• Executive level leadership training

• 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.