Occupational Therapist

SG Enable; Singapore; On-site; SGD 54,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

SG Enable is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a multi-disciplinary team delivering employment support services for Persons with Disabilities. You will establish OT-based service standards, improve assessments and risk escalation, and support complex cases to improve employment outcomes.

Through service reviews and structured pilots, you will document needs and outcomes, identify gaps, and help inform framework development and cross-programme learning, contributing to capability-building

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and AHPC registration in Singapore.
• At least five years of experience in Occupational Therapy.
• Strong clinical reasoning and ability to assess functional performance and work demands.
• Experience developing or applying assessment frameworks, service standards or audit tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and lead discussions with stakeholders.
• Commitment to person-centred practice and continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Define minimum service quality standards, practice expectations and reporting requirements.
• Identify and triage complex/high-needs cases and provide specialist assessment.
• Provide recommendations for workplace accommodations, job redesign and work-readiness.
• Facilitate multidisciplinary case discussions and coordinate referrals.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Assessment & interpretation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Documentation & reporting

Education

Bachelor in Occupational Therapy, AHPC Registered

Job description

The Occupational Therapist (OT) works as part of a multi-disciplinary team to strengthen the quality, consistency and effectiveness of employment support services for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). The role provides specialist occupational therapy expertise to establish service standards, improve assessment and risk escalation practicessupport complex and high-needs cases and improve employment outcomes for PWDs.

Through service reviews, case consultation and structured pilots, the OT will build a baseline understanding of current practices, document case needs and outcomes, and identify promising practices and recurring gaps to inform future service improvements, framework development and cross-programme learning.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Quality Standards, Expectations & Accountability

• Work with the multi-disciplinary team and service providers to define minimum service quality standards, practice expectations and reporting requirements.
• Translate occupational therapy, vocational rehabilitation, and disability-employment principles into practical guidance, assessment framework, documentation templates and quality indicators.
• Support calibration exercises and case discussions to promote consistent application and accountability across service providers

2. Complex and High-Needs Case Identification

• Develop and implement a consistent approach to identify, assess, triage and elevate complex and high-needs cases.
• Provide specialist assessment of functional abilities, work demands, environmental barriers, support needs and risks.
• Provide occupational therapy consultation and recommendations for complex cases involving workplace accommodations, job redesign, work readiness and employment retention.
• Facilitate multi-disciplinary case discussions and, referrals to ensure timely intervention and coordianted support.
• Identify service gaps that affect employment outcomes, and recommend improvements to service delivery models and support pathways.
• Design and deliver a structured pilot that makes specialist support available for selected complex and high-needs cases requiring additional intervention.
• Recommend and support interventions such as job or task modification, workplace accommodation, assistive technology, environmental adaptation, work-readiness strategies and employer or caregiver guidance.
• Document case needs, interventions, decisions, progress and outcomes, and review the effectiveness and scalability of the pilot approach.

4. Service Quality Baseline & Improvement

• Review existing service delivery models, assessment practices, case documentation and provider processes to establish a baseline of service quality,consistency and effectiveness.
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative information to identify gaps and areas for improvements, and inform the development of subsequent frameworks, tools and capability-development priorities.
• Develop clear findings, recommendations and implementation priorities for programme leads and relevant stakeholders.

5. Practice Learning & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Identify and document promising practices, recurring service delivery gaps and lessons from case consultations, service reviews and and provider engagements.
• Develop case examples, practice notes, checklists and recommendations to support future service improvements and cross-programme learning.
• Collaborate with service providers, employers, PwDs, caregivers and relevant specialists to improve employment support practices and outcomes
• Contribute to capability-building initiatives, including training and workshops and communities of practice and knowledge-sharing platforms

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and registration with the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC), Singapore.
• At least five years of experience in Occupational Therapy. Good to have experience in supporting persons with disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, employment support, community services or complex case management.
• Strong clinical reasoning skills, and ability to assess functional performance, work demands, environmental barriers, risks and workplace accommodation needs.
• Experience developing, implementing or applying assessment frameworks, service standards, practice guidelines, audit tools or outcome measures.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and facilitate constructive discussions with service providers, employers, PwDs, caregivers and specialists.
• Strong analytical, documentation and report-writing skills, with the ability to identify patterns and translate learning into practical service improvements.
• Commitment to person-centred practice, disability inclusion, professional ethics and continuous quality improvement.

SG Enable is an equal opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities