Senior Occupational Therapist-Occupational Therapy

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leads team of a designated specialty area of Occupational Therapy to provide an efficient and effective high-quality service.
• Provides support in the planning and developing policies that guide the service implementation process.
• Maintains and undertakes full comprehensive & accurate assessment of patients with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies and options to formulate a specialized program of care.
• Evaluates patient s progress, reassess and alter treatment programs if required.
• Ensures self and junior staff members on their designated unit/s are aware and aligned with vision, mission, values, national licensing, organizational & departmental policies, clinical guidelines and mandatory competencies.
• Determines and is responsible for the safe and competent use of all therapy and independence equipment.
• Ensure that more junior occupational therapy staff attain competency prior to use.
• Assists in training, supervising and managing the performance of junior occupational therapy staff.
• Conducts daily or periodic checks and calibration of equipment.
• Recognize report and advice on discrepancies in performance and initiate remedial action in the light of this information.
• Maintains up to date clinical and professional knowledge in order to provide a well-developed level of informed professional knowledge, and according to organizational requirements (e.g. minimum of CPD / CME hours per year required for re- licensing).
• Delivers and participates in service line training and education sessions for department staff,doctors and nurses in their designated units.
• Maintains sufficient inventory of supplies for assigned clinic or work unit, rotation of stock in an orderly fashion, and eliminating outdated items.

Accountabilities

• Maintains daily management of workload allocation within the specialist area, taking into account the changing/competing demands and making decisions about prioritization of caseloads.
• Ensures performance and development of Junior staff in the designated unit/s.