Senior Occupational Therapist

SPD Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

SPD Singapore is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to clinically manage basic to complex cases with autonomy in Singapore. You will assess, plan, implement, and monitor therapy interventions across diverse client groups, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team and external partners where required.

The role includes supervising students and junior therapists, contributing to service development, and ensuring timely documentation of clinical records in line with regulatory

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy or its equivalent.
• Possess Full-Registration as an Occupational Therapist under the Allied Health Professions Act 2011.
• Possess at least two years of formal Allied Health Profession supervision experience.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in local languages will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Assess, develop, plan, and implement occupational therapy interventions to clients with functional, cognitive, psychosocial, and/or sensory-motor difficulties in accordance with programme approach, framework, and SOPs.
• Be part of the collaborative team to work with clients on a one-to-one basis, group, or special setting based on programme requirements and client levels of functioning.
• Monitor clients’ occupational therapy progress, evaluate intervention effectiveness, and review clients’ occupational therapy needs in accordance with programme requirements.
• Provide occupational therapy consultation, support and update on the clients’ progress and status to caregivers and all those involved in the client care team.
• Refer clients to respective specialists for consultation and further treatment or training as and when necessary.
• Conduct home/school/workplace visits when necessary.
• Provide occupational therapy-related training on relevant platforms when required.
• Preferably has clinical practice experience in at least one external partner project.

Skills

Good communication skills

Fluency in local languages

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Provide clinical management of basic to complex cases with expertise and autonomy. Responsibilities include:

• Assess, develop, plan, and implement occupational therapy interventions to clients with functional, cognitive, psychosocial, and/or sensory-motor difficulties in accordance with programme approach, framework, and SOPs.
• Be part of the collaborative team (e.g., multi-, inter-, trans-disciplinary) to work with clients on a one-to-one basis, group, or special setting based on programme requirements and client levels of functioning.
• Monitor clients’ occupational therapy progress, evaluate intervention effectiveness, and review clients’ occupational therapy needs in accordance with programme requirements.
• Provide occupational therapy consultation, support and update on the clients’ progress and status to caregivers and all those involved in the client care team.
• Refer clients to respective specialists (e.g., other therapists, psychologists, neurologists, doctors, etc.) for consultation and further treatment or training as and when necessary.
• Conduct home/school/workplace visits when necessary.
• Provide occupational therapy-related training on relevant platforms when required.
• Preferably has clinical practice experience in at least one external partner project.

Clinical Administration

• Contribute to new clinical service development in collaboration with internal and external partners to enhance service delivery and client care.
• Participate in departmental administrative duties and operational processes to support service delivery.
• Ensure timely documentation of clinical records for all cases and timely reporting in accordance with organisational and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to service quality assurance initiatives, including audits, risk identification, and incident reporting.
• Maintain inventory of therapy equipment and resources for the programme.

Clinical Teaching and Supervision

• Supervise therapy students during clinical placements and/or junior occupational therapists.
• Provide on-the-job guidance to other staff (e.g., support staff, therapy assistants, other members of the collaborative team), caregivers and volunteers in the execution and/or maintenance of occupational therapy programmes.
• Share knowledge and best practices with peers and junior staff when required.
• Provide occupational therapy-related training on relevant platforms when required.

Professional Development

• Actively engage in continual professional development to maintain and enhance clinical competency.
• Integrate research findings into clinical work and formulate recommendations to bridge professional practice gaps.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in the field of occupational therapy and apply relevant knowledge to clinical work.
• Attend and contribute regularly to staff meetings, case conferences, in-services as well as other meetings as required.

Other Activities

• Participate in cross divisional committees or events organised by SPD when required.
• Represent SPD in networking with other community organisations as requested.
• Engage in any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy or its equivalent.
• Possess Full-Registration as an Occupational Therapist under the Allied Health Professions Act 2011.
• Possess at least two years of formal Allied Health Profession supervision experience.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in local languages will be an advantage.