Senior Physiotherapist (Senior Care Centre)

Vanguard Healthcare Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard Healthcare Pte Ltd is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to develop and provide rehabitative care for residents at the Senior Care Centre in Bukit Panjang.

You will collaborate with healthcare professionals to design individual rehab plans and contribute to prevention and treatment programmes using input from residents.

Qualifications

• Diploma/ Degree in physiotherapy recognised by the Singapore Allied Health Professional Council.
• Preferably with 1 to 2 years of experience, with experience in rehab services and hospitals, care homes and rehab centres.
• Fully Registered Therapist with the Singapore Allied Health Professional Council preferred.
• Demonstrates good communications and people engagement skills, preferably the use of local languages and dialects.
• Good organisation ability.
• Ability to form networks and strong linkages with stakeholders.
• Those with no experience will be considered for junior roles.

Responsibilities

• Assess, evaluate and implement appropriate individualized physiotherapy programmes to facilitate, restore, improve or maintain movement/function.
• Evaluate and monitor treatment on a regular basis to document needs and progress.
• Evaluate and prescribe assistive devices to improve function in activities of daily living.
• Maintain good communication and liaise with various disciplines involved in the rehabilitation process and refer residents to respective professionals for consultation and intervention.
• Guide, supervise and train physiotherapy students, therapist assistants, caregivers and volunteers on their performance of duties and implementation of programmes.
• Provide training for caregivers in preparation for residents' discharge back into the home environment.
• Maintain database/records of all residents to provide evidence-based treatment with accurate documentation.
• Ensure proper documentation is made for all treatment rendered to residents.
• Any other duty as assigned by the Rehab Manager

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational ability

Networking with stakeholders

Education

Diploma/ Degree in physiotherapy

Fully registered therapist (AHP Council)

Job description

The Senior Physiotherapist develops and provides rehabitative care and services based on the care model, to clients of Senior Care Centre. You will have opportunities to work with other healthcare professionals to design appropriate rehabilitation programmes for the clients of Senior Care Centre. You may be involved in developing prevention and treatment programmes with inputs from the residents and may use advanced technology or robotics to relieve pain, improve muscle strength, joint range and mobility, increase exercise tolerance, and improve respiratory function. You will also provide caregiver education to facilitate residents’ recovery.

Work location: Bukit Panjang

Clinical Care

• Assess, evaluate and identify rehabilitation needs of residents; formulate/develop and implement appropriate individualised physiotherapy programmes to facilitate, restore, improve or maintain movement/function.

• Evaluate, monitor and review treatment on a regular basis to document needs and progress of diets and ensure that treatment is appropriate and effective.

• Evaluate and prescribe assistive devices to improve function in activities of daily living as required by residents.

• Maintain good communication and liaise with various disciplines involved in the rehabilitation process and refer residents to respective professionals for consultation and appropriate intervention.

Training & Development

• Guide, supervise and train physiotherapy students, therapist assistants, caregivers and volunteers on their performance of duties and implementation of programmes, to ensure safe and effective treatment of residents.

• Provide training for caregivers in preparation for residents' discharge back into the home environment.

Administration

• Maintain database/records of all residents to provide evidence-based treatment with accurate and appropriate documentation.

• Ensure that proper documentation is made for all treatment rendered to residents.

• Any other duty as assigned by the Rehab Manager

Requirements

• Diploma/ Degree in physiotherapy recognisedby the Singapore Allied Health Professional Council.

• Preferably with 1 to2 years of experience, with experience in rehab services and hospitals, care homes and rehab centres.

• Fully Registered Therapist with the Singapore Allied Health Professional Council preferred

• Demonstrates good communications and people engagement skills, preferably the use of local languages and dialects.

• Good organisation ability

• Ability to form networks and strong linkages with stakeholders.

• Those with no experience will be considered for junior roles

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.