About this role
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(A) SPECIFIC
- Quality Care
Maintain consistent standard of care in:
- Conducting Assessment and Therapy Planning
- Review patient’s electronic case notes, take patient history and interpret assessment results
- Conducts assessments and selects appropriate and specific outcome measures at therapist’s own discretion
- Formulate patient-centered and SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely) goals in collaboration with patient and relevant stakeholders
- Communicate assessment results, therapy plans, goals and outcome measures to patients and other relevant stakeholders
- Document results of case history taking, assessment results, therapy plans, goals and outcome measures
- Performing Therapy Interventions
- Occupational Therapy intervention is planned and delivered to facilitate patients’ occupational performance based on medical condition(s), indications and contraindications, findings, goals and treatment plans. Occupational Therapy interventions may include:
- Sensory-motor retraining; cognitive and perceptual training; application of physical, electro-therapeutic and heat agents; functional and re-training activities; and prescription, fabrication, provision and/or train the use of orthoses and assistive devices and equipment
- Patient education and caregiver training that empower patients and caregivers with methods to enhance health, mobility and function through self-management strategies
- Professional communication with patients, caregivers, doctors, nurses and other allied healthcare workers
- Documentation of patient assessment, progress and management plans and outcome measures in accordance with the guidelines determined by the department and the hospital
- Therapy interventions are based on patient motivation, safety, as well as therapy outcome measures collected
- Formulate and review discharge or continuity of care plans in consultation with relevant stakeholders
- Evaluate therapy progress and outcomes using selected therapy outcome measures at regular intervals to support patients in achieving their treatment goals
- Maintain and Manage Workload
- Achieves target caseload and clinical key achievement areas
- Practices according to the clinical standards set by the department, hospital and the Allied Health Professions Council
- Adhere to organizational and departmental guidelines
- To participate in quality improvement activities/ projects (relating to improvement in clinical care)
- Actively participate as a member for quality improvement projects at Department level
- Safe & Effective Care
- Maintain zero harm to patient
- Uphold professional ethics
- Adhere to clinical care standards
- Adhere to patient quality service according to standards by the hospital and department
- Identify and comply with safety practices as determined by the hospital (eg. Infection control workplace health and safety, safe manual handling)
- Respond to incidents in compliance with organization’s incident management guidelines
- Participate in safety and quality audits
- Education
- Clinical Supervision & Mentoring
- Evaluate teaching outcomes at personal level
- May assist in co-supervision/co-training of non-exempt staff for professional development purposes
- Supervise therapy assistants
- May assist in supervision of student
- Work with volunteers, observers and students on attachment programs
- Supervise and mentor occupational therapy students
- May assist in co-supervision of exempt staff for professional development purposes
- Plans induction and clinical orientation for new team members
- Facilitation of Education
- Deliver in-service training and education to intra/inter-department colleagues
- Provide rating and comments/ remarks during presentation/ in-services
- May assist to conduct professional trainings
- Planning & Development
- May assist to organize and coordinate continuing education activities and collating feedback from colleagues (eg. In-service coordinator)
- May assist to develop and review resource materials
- May assist to develop and review patient and caregiver educational materials
- Research & Innovation
- Update Knowledge in Practice
- Apply and demonstrate evidence-based practice
- Critically evaluate current research literature and share with others
- Develop Research & Innovation
- May participate and support research data collection/ design/ analysis to contribute to evidence-based practice guidelines
- Collect research data and conduct survey
- Create & Communicate Evidence
- May assist to development abstracts/ posters/ oral presentations
- Leadership & Management
- Management Services & Resources
- Assist to plan and provide coverage in team, where necessary
- Oversee inventory management processes
- Perform peer and clinical audits on compliance to clinical standards
- Collaboration & Communication
- May assist in leading department workgroup to deliver and improve service and care
- May participate in department clinical and/or non-clinical projects (eg. Department welfare, SMF workgroup)
- Plan, Influence & Lead Change
- May assist to manage information and data to identify gaps and potential areas of change
- Participate in the development and review of clinical practice guidelines
- Participate in the development and promotion of clinical services
- May assist to evaluate and present findings to the department to influence change
- (B) GENERAL
Actively involved in institution and department’s initiatives
Any other duties assigned by the supervisor