Occupational Therapist – Nursing Home [WCAN]

WECRUIT PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

WECRUIT PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks an experienced Occupational Therapist to assess residents and deliver rehabilitation-focused interventions. You will supervise Therapy Assistants and volunteers, and work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care.

The role emphasizes evidence-based practice, staff education, and service improvement within the Allied Health department.

Qualifications

• Registered occupational therapist with relevant clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct occupational therapy assessments and provide interventions to meet residents' rehabilitation needs.
• Participate in multidisciplinary reviews and contribute OT recommendations to care planning.
• Guide and supervise Therapy Assistants and volunteers in therapy-related activities.
• Collaborate with rehabilitation teams to ensure effective communication and continuity of care.
• Maintain current professional knowledge and apply evidence-based OT practices.
• Contribute to development and improvement of OT services.
• Support training of therapy aides, volunteers and caregivers.
• Provide clinical supervision to OT and Therapy Assistant students.
• Conduct or contribute to education sessions for nursing staff.
• Participate in research, clinical development and service improvement initiatives.
• Provide operational support and service coverage within the Allied Health Team as required.
• Maintain workload statistics and incident reports and report to leads.
• Provide feedback to the performance development of Therapy Assistants and Therapy Associates.
• Participate in departmental and organisation-wide quality improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for service improvement and implement solutions.
• Undertake other duties assigned by the Senior Therapist or Head of Allied Health.

Skills

OT assessments

Interventions

Supervision

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Program supervision

Job description

Clinical Practice

• Conduct occupational therapy assessments and provide appropriate interventions to meet residents’ functional and rehabilitation needs.

• Participate in multidisciplinary patient reviews and contribute occupational therapy recommendations to residents’ care planning.

• Guide and supervise Therapy Assistants and volunteers in the delivery of relevant therapy-related activities.

• Work collaboratively with the rehabilitation and multidisciplinary teams to ensure effective communication and continuity of care.

Professional Development & Training

• Maintain current professional knowledge and apply evidence-based occupational therapy practices.

• Contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of occupational therapy services.

• Support the training and development of therapy aides, therapy associates, volunteers and caregivers.

• Provide clinical supervision and guidance to OT and Therapy Assistant students during clinical placements.

• Conduct or contribute to relevant education sessions for nursing staff.

• Participate in research, clinical development and service improvement initiatives.

Service & Administrative Support

• Provide operational support and service coverage within the Allied Health Team when required.

• Maintain accurate departmental workload statistics and incident reports, and submit them to the relevant reporting leads.

• Provide feedback and contribute to the performance development of Therapy Assistants and Therapy Associates, where applicable.

Quality Improvement & Other Duties

• Participate in departmental and organisation-wide projects, committees and quality improvement initiatives.

• Identify opportunities for service improvement and contribute to the implementation of appropriate solutions.

• Undertake other relevant duties assigned by the Senior Therapist or Head of Allied Health.