Occupational Therapist

Overview

The role is responsible to independently or under the supervision of senior therapists conduct all operations related to occupational therapy by observing all standards of operational rules and procedures.

• Managerial:
  Supervising junior staff and ensuring their abidance to the rules and policies as applied and implemented in the Section/Department/Facility (as per requirement).
• Maintaining sufficient inventory of material supplies and equipment for performance of duties.
• Reporting shortage of materials to supervisor at earliest convenience, ordering and approving replenishments when necessary.
• Technical:
  Undertaking full comprehensive & accurate assessment of patients' physical, psychological and social needs including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; using investigative and analytical skills, and formulating individualized management and treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment knowledge, skills and options to formulate a specialized program of care.
• Undertaking client-centered & occupation-focused assessments & interventions.
• Receiving referrals, screening, prioritizing, assessing, identifying needs, planning interventions, implementing, evaluating, adjusting and reviewing to address patients’ complex and changing needs, including the impact on carers and carers’ needs using professional judgment and clinical reasoning.
• Being alert to the needs of vulnerable patient groups including risk assessment and taking appropriate action when required.
• Working under indirect supervision to diagnose, assess, plan and implement patient-specific programs of care/rehabilitation, contributing to the continuous assessment of patients.
• Evaluating patient progress and altering treatment programmes as appropriate.
• Involving patients in goals and treatment proposals; obtaining valid informed consent; working within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity for informed consent.
• Being responsible for own caseload under the clinical supervision of a senior Occupational Therapist and handling referrals in line with the departmental policy.
• Using a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients, and their families/carers, the diagnosis and treatment plan to help progress rehabilitation; including patients who may have difficulties with understanding or communication.
• Developing comprehensive discharge plans and working with relevant professionals to arrange ongoing care.
• Completing all necessary records, reports and statistics in line with agreed occupational therapy service policy and professional guidelines; recording personally generated clinical observations.
• Being responsible for care and adjustment as necessary and maintenance of equipment as appropriate.
• Maintaining up-to-date clinical and professional knowledge to provide a well-developed level of informed professional knowledge, and in accordance with organizational requirements (e.g., minimum CPD/CME hours per year for re-licensing).
• Travel with patients wherever required in and out of UAE for treatment.
• Performs home-occupational therapy treatment when required, Royal or VIP patient.
• May be required to interpret if bilingual.
• The responsibilities stated above must not be considered exclusive of any duties not specifically stated; this employee will be expected to accept any other duties consistent with qualifications, experience and ability when requested to do so by superiors.

• Promoting and maintaining quality in all services and ensuring continuous quality improvement measures are in place.
• Conduct method evaluation/development as per standard policies and procedures.
• Complying with all safety, health and quality control programs and procedures as applicable.
• Complying with organizational competencies and precautions for environmental safety, infection control, using interventions that minimize or prevent cross infection.
• Maintaining the strictest confidence in relation to patient information.
• Practicing within the expressed limits of established policies and procedures.
• Ensuring SOPs and Quality Assurance tests are maintained within all sections.
• Documenting all interventions in appropriate format.
• Supporting clinical audit processes within the service and reporting on these as agreed.
• Communicating professionally and courteously with patients, family and other medical personnel as necessary to obtain information for records, explain procedures, clarify orders and communicate status.
• Assisting in the training of students if required.

Required
Special Certificate:

• NLT 2 years post-graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist in relevant experience with patients with the same diagnoses seen in acute care hospital or rehab facilities.

Abu Dhabi Healthcare Company (SEHA) is the largest and most comprehensive healthcare network in the UAE that was established in 2007 with the objective of operating all public…