Occupational Therapist - 5 Posts at Kenyatta National Hospital

Job Purpose

An officer at this level will be responsible to the Senior Occupational Therapist in the provision of occupational therapy services in the Hospital.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implement standards, code of ethics and regulation of occupational therapy practice in compliance with the Occupational Therapists Act. 31 of 2017;
• Implement policies relating to occupational therapy services in conformity with the world occupational therapy standards;
• Administer occupational therapy services to ensure quality clinical outcomes;
• Data collection and documentation for clinical audit;
• Provide support services to the planning and budgeting secretariat;
• Ensure regular update of asset inventory;
• Participate in regular inspections and quality audits to ensure conformity with guidelines and regulations;
• Prepare staff duty and leave rota to ensure uninterrupted service delivery;
• Participating in tender processes including specification, evaluation, inspection & acceptance for occupational therapy assets/equipment;
• Provide occupational therapy support services to multi-disciplinary clinical care teams;
• Rehabilitating and habilitating patients through simulated activities;
• Implementing occupational therapy annual work plan;
• Implementing individual target setting and productivity assessment tool;
• Implementing occupational therapy processes at the service delivery points;
• Preparing, verifying and maintaining information, records and progress reports relating to patients;
• Monitoring patients’ outcomes on occupational therapy treatment to ensure resultoriented treatment following current practice;
• Sensitizing clients on occupational therapy issues that affect well-being to clients needing occupational therapy care and their relatives/affected;
• Assess, recommend and prescribe splints and assistive devices to the patients and clients;
• Carry out periodic review on appropriate use of prescribed splints and assistive devices by patients and clients;
• Assess and recommend home, school and work environment adjustment and modification;
• Requisitioning, ensuring availability and proper utilization of occupational therapy supplies and equipment;
• Collating and compiling data for research; and
• Supervise students under the area of operation.

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor in Occupational Therapy or equivalent qualification from a recognized university;
• Registration certificate by the Kenya Occupational Therapists Association (KOTA);
• Valid practicing license from Kenya Occupational Therapists Council of Kenya (OTCoK); and
• Proficiency in Computer Application