Occupational Therapist - Innate Potential - Southern Suburbs at Faircape Group

Duties include but is not limited to the following:

• Direct intervention tasks: assessment, intervention planning, intervention implementation, group activity planning & facilitation, family meetings, family education & support. 
• Record keeping and administrative duties.
• Ensure quality Occupational Therapy services are provided.
• Meetings and communication.
• Carer training to promote Occupational Therapy services. 
• Team participation in healthcare centre operations: pre-admission, admission, discharge, staff team building, staff evaluation & orientation.

Qualifications 

• Degree in OT and registered as an independent practitioner with HPCSA
• Malpractice insurance
• CPD compliance with HPCSA 
• MOCA certification 

Experience and Knowledge 

• 2+ years post community service experience working with the adult population
• Experience in working with neurological, orthopaedic and wheelchair seating conditions. 
• Special interests/training in Occupational Therapy in palliative care and Dementia care. 
• Experience in off-road driving assessments. 
• Basic wheelchair seating training (Advantageous)
• Bobath training or neuro short courses ( Advantageous) 

Skills and Attributes -

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Compassionate
• Strong communication skills
• Making sound decisions
• Patience
• Flexibility
• Genuine interest to work with the Elderly
• Creative
• Empathy
• Computer literate
• Professional
• Well-spoken and presentable
• Ethical practice