Job Title: Occupational Therapy Specialist - Paediatric Assessment and Intervention
About the Role
The role of a paediatric occupational therapist is to provide specialist assessment and intervention services to children with developmental, physical, sensory or cognitive challenges.
Key Responsibilities
1. To conduct comprehensive assessments of children’s functional abilities using standardized tools such as COPM, Bruininks-Oseretsky and Sensory Profile.
2. To develop and implement evidence-based intervention plans in collaboration with families and multidisciplinary teams.
3. To adapt interventions to suit individual children’s needs, preferences, and developmental stages.
4. To assess and recommend adaptive equipment, seating solutions, environmental modifications for participation.
5. Families-centered practice includes working collaboratively with parents/carers/families on goals/priorities that are meaningful child & family providing education/training/coaching therapeutic strategies/activity daily routines/natural environments Support empowers them understand diagnosis how impacts functional abilities assistive technology recommendations school/community integration liaison teachers/assistants/staff educational environment assessing/conducting classroom accommodations/modifications developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs)/support plans facilitating smooth transitions educational settings/services promoting inclusion/participation community activities/recreational opportunities Multi-disciplinary Collaboration integral member physiotherapists/speech language therapists psychologists/social workers medical professionals team meetings/case conferences/care planning discussions contributing occupational therapy expertise holistic assessment/intervention planning communicate findings progress team members/referrers external agencies coordinating care hospital/community/voluntary organizations