Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy | Saudi Arabia

Chase Resourcing are delighted to announce we are recruiting a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy for our client in Saudi Arabia.

Main areas of responsibility for Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy

• Provide specialty Occupational Therapy advice, assessment and treatment for patients as per JCIA standards and in line with the company’s standards and procedures
• Coordinate the day to day operational workload within the defined clinical area ensuring effective and efficient patient care and service is provided
• Assess the level of intellectual, physical, mental and social development of adult and pediatric patients and evaluate patient’s performance capacity, providing education and training to patients and families in activities of daily living
• Select and use adaptive equipment and therapeutic programs in areas of physical disability, congenital handicaps and mental dysfunction to assist in normal development patterns
• Participate in patient home visits prior to discharge to determine supply and capacity needs for function at home
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluating clinical performance of team areas, supporting team members in making clinical decisions and ensuring implementation of departmental guidelines
• Maintain comprehensive written notes on patients progress for review by other members of the patient care team
• Liaise with medical staff to ensure the role of occupational therapy is integrated across hospital services an act as lead response for clinical divisions as appropriate
• Provide key input in the development of occupational therapy guidelines, protocol and other programs in the specialty area including the continuous team in-service program
• Review and update clinical standards of practice in specialty area ensuring alignment with national and international regulations and liaise with the Quality Management Specialist to develop and monitor clinical indicators for specialty area to ensure correct delivery of care
• Comply with the Health Information System procedure utilizing appropriate methods of operation and technical requirements
• Coordinate and contribute to the following required departmental activities
• Audit Processes, Quality Improvements and Emergency Training
• Departmental team meetings, senior team meetings and ward rounds/ward meetings
• Staff Management related issues such as monthly peer audit, performance evaluation and training (including the design and coordination of training programs in the specialty area for assigned staff) as required
• Ensure safe and efficient working equipment, reporting faults and problems through the appropriate channels
• Perform other job related duties as required

Requirements of Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy

• Bachelor Degree in Occupational Therapy or related equivalent from an Accredited University/ Post graduate educated in specialty area
• Must be registered/licensed Occupational Therapist from country of origin
• Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience with a least 2 years in area of specialization in a comparable health care facility/organisation
• Fluent in English
• Arabic is advantageous
• Good IT skills

If the position of Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapy is of interest to you, please send a copy of your CV to info@chase.ie or call me on 00353 66 9762007