Senior Therapist

Job description / Role

Our client, a well-known healthcare facility in UAE is currently recruiting for Senior Therapist for their unit based in Al Ain.

Your responsibilities would include but not limited to:

• Responsible for providing and ensuring safe, effective, evidence-based and interdisciplinary services within their professional scopes and areas of specialty.
• Promotes a progressive attitude to the continual improvement of patient care through research, evidence-based practice and the developmental of additional specialist clinical skills.
• Aid the Rehabilitation Team Leader in developing and promoting the roles of rehabilitation specialists within the facility and across the region; developing and promoting protocols and standards of care.
• Examining the condition of patients and analyzing their needs.
• Planning treatment and providing it to the respective patient.
• Keeping an eye on their medical condition.
• Reviewing progress and upgrading the prescribed treatment as per the requirement.
• Educating the patients’ family and employer about their needs and how to provide adequate medical care to them.
• Providing customized services as per different disabilities of patients.
• Taking exercise sessions so that patients can get relief from chronic pain.
• Organizing rehabilitation groups for the clients and carers.
• Taking sessions on time management, anxiety management tricks and techniques.
• Perform administrative tasks like making phone calls, maintaining records and case notes.

Requirements

The Ideal Candidate would have:
• Not less than 6 years relevant experience in a large hospital; preferably with wide background in pediatric cases.
• Discipline specific Bachelor degree (OT, PT, RT, SLT)
• MSc or Post graduate Diploma (Preferred)
• Evidence of completion of discipline specific specialist courses e.g. Bobath, Airway Management (preferred)
• Eligible for Department of Health license or a transferable UAE license.

Candidates based outside UAE are welcome to apply.

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