Occupational Therapist - Innate Potential

Locum Occupational Therapist needed Sasha Prinsloo Occupational Therapy Faircape Health, a division of the Faircape Group, owns and manages six luxury lifestyle villages with state of the art and technologically advanced Healthcare Centres at each village. We are seeking an experienced and energetic person to fulfil the role of Occupational Therapist to work between our 2 facilities Tokai Health care centre in the Southern Suburbs and Heritage Manor in Somerset West . The therapist will be based majority of the time at Heritage Manor. The incumbent will be responsible to provide comprehensive Occupational Therapy services to the patients at Tokai Health care centre as inpatients and outpatients, as well as inpatients at Heritage Manor. If you want to work for a dynamic and reputable company and have a passion for care then this is the job for you. 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.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 HPCSAMalpractice insuranceCPD compliance with HPCSAMOCA certificationExperience and Knowledge 2+ years post community service experience working with the adult populationExperience 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 skillsCompassionateStrong communication skillsMaking sound decisionsPatienceFlexibilityGenuine interest to work with the ElderlyCreativeEmpathyComputer literateProfessionalWell-spoken and presentableEthical practiceSpecific Requirements - Own Transport and drivers licenceNo criminal recordSolid and positive referencesPlease note this is a locum role with the potential of becoming full-time employed
Working days will be Monday - Friday from 08h00 - 17h00 with a 45 minute lunch break (one weekend per month working will be required as well as some public holidays). Salary on offer is market-related and will be based on experience and training. Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.


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