Occupational Therapist

Job description / Role

Category
Allied Health Professionals

Speciality
Occupational Therapy

Location
Riyadh

Hospital

- New high-quality 330-bed Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH). The LTCH is scheduled to open in December 2019
- Rehabilitation Patients who are medically stable enough to benefit from intensive rehabilitative treatment
- Level 1 Patients who do not have the ability to take care of themselves because of mental or physical disability
- Level 2 Patients who are medically stable and who may be recovering from illness or surgery and require a rehabilitation program because of weakness or a need for continuous medical supervision
- Level 2 Bariatric Bariatric patients
- Level 2 Dementia Patients with dementia
- Level 3 Patients with complex but stable conditions requiring daily medical supervision and specialised care in addition to nursing care
- Level 3b As above, but also including those requiring ventilator support
- Level 3b VIP VIP patients including those requiring ventilator support

Description:
- Job Title: Occupational Therapist
- Department: Nursing & Therapies
- Reports to: Ward Manager or Lead Therapist

Job Purpose:
As part of the multi-disciplinary clinical team, to participate in the assessment, planning and implementation of individualised therapeutic interventions with patients in the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH). To assess, demonstrate and provide appropriate adaptive equipment to safely meet specific client needs. To refer on to other agencies for ongoing support where required. To provide good communication links with patients and families, and with other clinicians and services, to provide a patient-centred, holistic service.

Benefits:
- Tax- Free salary
- 20% of salary housing allowance or housing will be provided
- 10% of salary for transport - or transport will be provided
- 5% of salary as food allowance,.
- End of service benefit as per Labor Law

Contracts will be for two years (renewable). Note- the contract is single status contracts.

Requirements

Requirements
Qualifications:
- Bachelors' degree in occupational therapy (or equivalent)
- Licensed in his/her country of origin
- Licensed, or eligible to be licensed, as an occupational therapist in Saudi Arabia

Experience:
- Minimum of one-year post-qualification occupational therapy experience
- Up to date experience of a range of conditions and interventions

About the Company

Professional Connections International Healthcare Recruitment Agency

Professional Connections, often referred to as Profco, is an international healthcare recruitment specialist. Profco is working to help placing credentialed nurses, doctors and allied health professionals in exciting opportunities with leading hospitals around the world. International assignments are a great way for nurses and other healthcare professionals to broaden their experience and to see how healthcare is delivered in other countries, while at the same time enhancing their career prospects as they gain experience in different parts of the world.