Senior / Occupational Therapist

ASSISI HOSPICE; Singapore; On-site; SGD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSISI Hospice is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to manage a clinical caseload and support palliative rehabilitation across care settings. You will deliver evidence-based, individualized care through holistic assessment, treatment and evaluation.

The role requires collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team, active participation in service reviews, and ongoing learning and adherence to clinical guidelines. Supervision of therapy assistants is also part of the responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution.
• Fully registered with Allied Health Professions Council.
• At least 3 years of experience in an acute hospital or community setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical caseload and support palliative rehabilitation across care settings.
• Deliver evidence-based, individualized care through holistic assessment, treatment and evaluation of care.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary colleagues to meet patient needs.
• Participate in service reviews to drive service improvement.
• Contribute to implementation and monitoring of clinical guidelines.

Skills

Clinical caseload management

Palliative rehabilitation

Breathlessness management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Lifelong learning

Supervision of therapy assistants

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical caseload and support palliative rehabilitation practice (e.g. breathlessness management, prescription of equipment, collaborative goal setting) across the various care settings.

• Deliver evidence-based individualised care through holistic comprehensive assessment, treatment and evaluation of care.

• Work with multi-disciplinary colleagues to meet patient needs.

• Participate in service review to drive service improvement.

• Contribute to the implementation and monitoring of adherence to relevant clinical guidelines.

• Take initiative in pursuing life-long learning and personal development through reflective practice and engage actively with learning and development opportunities at Assisi Hospice.

• Supervise and assign appropriate treatment plans to therapy assistants.

Requirements

• Degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited institution.

• Fully registered with Allied Health Professions Council.

• At least 3 years of experience in an acute hospital setting or community setting.