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

• 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.

• Proficiency in Computer Application

• 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);