Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation (STMC)

SEHA - Abu Dhabi Health Services Co.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in Abu Dhabi seeks an Occupational Therapist responsible for clinically assessing and treating patients. Candidates should have at least two years of postgraduate experience in occupational therapy, focusing on rehabilitation needs. The role includes supervising junior staff, developing treatment plans, and ensuring compliance with safety protocols. This position is full-time and involves working closely with patients, assessing their diverse needs, and engaging in continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of postgraduate experience in acute care or rehabilitation facilities.
• Experience working with patients with complex needs.
• Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise junior staff and maintain supply inventory.
• Perform comprehensive assessments and develop treatment plans.
• Ensure adherence to safety and quality control procedures.

Skills

Occupational therapy

Patient assessment

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

Postgraduate experience as an Occupational Therapist

Job description

Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation (STMC)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

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.

Responsibilities

• Managerial supervising junior staff and ensuring their adherence to 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
• Undertaking full comprehensive & accurate assessment of patients physical, psychological and social needs including those patients with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; using investigative and analytical skills, and formulate individualized management and treatment plans, using advanced clinical reasoning and utilizing a wide range of treatment knowledge, skills and options to formulate a specialized program of care
• Undertaking client-centered & occupation focused assessments & interventions
• Receiving referral, screening, prioritizing, assessing, identifying need, planning intervention, implementing, evaluating, adjusting and reviewing to address patient’s complex and changing needs, including the impact on carer and carer’s needs using professional judgment and clinical reasoning
• Being alert to the needs of vulnerable patients group 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 and when appropriate
• Involving patients in goals and treatment proposals; gaining 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 to deal with 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; this will include 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 in order to provide a well‑developed level of informed professional knowledge, and according to organizational requirements (e.g. minimum of CPD / CME hours per year required for re‑licensing)
• Traveling with patient wherever required in and out of UAE for treatment
• Performing home-occupational therapy treatment when required, Royal or VIP patient
• Can be required to interpret if bilingual
• The responsibilities stated above must not be considered to be exclusive of any duties which are not specifically stated; the employee will be expected to accept any other duties consistent with his/her qualifications, experience and ability when requested by superiors
• Quality & Safety: Promoting and maintaining quality in all services and ensuring continuous quality improvement measures are in place; conducting method evaluation/development as per standard policies and procedures
• Complying with all safety, health and quality control programs and procedures as applicable
• Complying with applicable organizational competencies and precautions for environmental safety, infection control, using a series of interventions that minimize or prevent cross infection
• Maintaining the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recorded
• Practicing within the expressed limits of established policies and procedures
• Ensuring that SOP (standard operation procedures) and Quality Assurance tests are maintained within all sections
• Being responsible for documenting all intervention in appropriate format
• Complying and supporting clinical audit processes within the service and reporting on these as agreed
• Communicating in a professional and courteous manner with patients, family and other medical personnel as necessary to obtain information for laboratory records, explain procedures, clarify orders and communicate status
• Assisting in training of students if required

Qualifications

• Required: NLT 2 years post graduate experience as an Occupational Therapist in relevant experience with patients with the same diagnosis seen in acute care hospital or Rehab Facilities

Job Info

• Job Identification 3226
• Job Category Allied Health
• Posting Date 04/07/2026, 07:59 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Al Jimi District, Abu Dhabi, AE
• Business Unit SEHA BU
• Legal Employer Abu Dhabi Health Services .Co ( Psc )