NMC Healthcare

Therapist

• Conduct comprehensive, age-appropriate occupational therapy assessments for children with developmental, neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions
• Assess functional performance and participation in self-care, play, learning and daily routines
• Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans with measurable functional goals
• Use standardized pediatric assessments, clinical and play-based observation, interviews and functional outcome measures
• Assess fine motor, gross motor participation, visual-motor integration, visual-perceptual skills, upper-limb function, bilateral coordination, motor planning and functional hand use
• Assess sensory processing and regulation needs and implement evidence-based sensory-motor strategies
• Assess independence in activities of daily living and provide graded interventions and adaptive strategies
• Assess seating, positioning and postural support needs and recommend wheelchairs, seating systems, splints, orthoses, adaptive equipment and assistive technology
• Fabricate or prescribe splints and occupational therapy devices and train children, families and caregivers in their use
• Collaborate with physicians, therapists, dietitians, psychologists, educators, inclusion teams and other professionals
• Observe educational or functional environments and recommend practical strategies, equipment and environmental modifications
• Provide family-centered care, home programs, caregiver education and carry-over strategies
• Train caregivers and educators on positioning, handling, self-care, sensory regulation, adaptive techniques, equipment and environmental modifications
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences, progress reviews, care planning and discharge or transition planning
• Monitor progress using pediatric outcome measures and revise intervention plans
• Maintain timely, accurate and comprehensive clinical documentation
• Identify developmental, safeguarding or clinical concerns and escalate or refer appropriately

Occupational Therapist