Senior / Occupational Therapist

Location : Tampines Care

Home

The Senior / Occupational

Therapist develops and provides the rehabitative care and services

based on the care model, to residents of the Nursing Home(s). You

will work with the residents of the nursing home to achieve optimal

independence by improving and restoring their abilities in

self-care, daily living, work and leisure. You will also provide

functional, physical, cognitive and psychosocial assessments to

understand their rehabilitation needs and set realistic goals with

them. This may include training of daily activities, home

assessment and modification, leisure exploration and work

rehabilitation and working with the residents to help them

reintegrated back to the community and return to their life roles.

You will also educate and provide training for family members and

caregivers on care-giving

skills.

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 on a regular basis

to document 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 recognised 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

We regret to

inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.