Group Occupational Therapist Manager at Faircape Group

Duties include but are not limited to the following:

Department Management:

• Managing 6 Occupational Therapists & 5 Activity Assistants that work at our various retirement villages and a Pet Manager
• Planning and facilitating internal training for staff members 
• Daily meetings with staff members to provide accurate feedback regarding performance and monitoring their KPIs 
• Creating, reviewing and updating of policies and procedures when necessary
• Oversee the relevant staffs workflows and ensuring that it is adhered to 
• Collaborating and building relationships with various universities to provide opportunities to occupational therapy students 
• Maintain occupational therapist students calendars and travel reimbursement expenditure
• Monitor and manage special events expenditures and ensure that everything stays within budget
• Attending and participating in MDT meetings on a monthly basis
• Provide input on any orders placed regarding assistive devices 
• Ensuring that quality activities are provided to all residents 
• Provide service improvement recommendations 

Risk Management 

• Investigate, review and monitoring fall incidents within our long-term healthcare centres
• Maintenance of Fall Prevention & Management Procedure and other relevant policies and procedures
• Provide staff education regarding risk management
• Compile Healthcare centre incident registers
• Provide input into other Healthcare residents incidents investigations to identify preventative strategies or procedural changes

Healthcare Training Coordinator 

• Compile and maintain Healthcare centre staff training plan
• Create self-study content & quizzes for the nursing, occupational therapy & social work to use 
• Create training content based on needs identified in MDT meetings or from incidents investigations 
• Attend/participate/present Healthcare centre Journal Clubs
• Keep records of internal training according to procedure

Qualifications 

• Degree in OT and registered as an OT with HPCSA

Experience:

• Proven experience in clinical Occupational Therapy
• Experience in long-term care setting

Skills and Knowledge: 

• Knowledge of OT process in Geriatrics
• Knowledge of OT role in Geriatrics and mental health
• Knowledge of the long-term care sector in SA
• Computer skills
• Strong administrative skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Leadership & interpersonal skill
• Time management & organisational skills

Attributes:

• Critical thinker, analytical, solution-oriented
• Collaborative
• Confident
• Relational/people-oriented

Specific Requirements:

• Own reliable transport and valid drivers licence 
• Clear health record
• Clear criminal record
• Clear credit record
• Contactable references 
• Vaccinated against covid-19 or prepared to be vaccinated prior to commencing job