Therapy Assistant

Overview
The Therapy Assistant is to provide assistance to therapists in clinical, administrative and technical duties and to assist in the supervision of healthcare attendants.

Job Responsibilities:
· Assists the therapist in setting up patients on therapeutic equipment.
· Assists the therapist in setting up / supervising / assisting patients in the performance of therapeutic activities / exercises.
· Assists the therapist in the fabrication of orthosis / devices / garments necessary for rehabilitation.
· Prepares / retrieves / files patient records.
· Tidies therapy area and assist with cleaning duties.
· Co-ordinates portering of patients to and from the department for therapy in the area of work, and porters patients if necessary.
· Handles enquiries, answers phone calls, records and conveys messages.
· Assists in setting up inventory list of equipment / supplies / forms.
· Performs inventory checks of equipment / supplies / forms.
· Performs photocopying, binding, filing and distribution of documents and forms.
· Performs basic data entry and data retrieval using relevant computer programmes.
· Maintains therapeutic equipment and devices.
· Assists in the supervision of healthcare attendants’ cleaning duties.

Requirements
· Minimum GCE ‘O’ level.
· Service oriented and customer focused.
· Good communication and interpersonal skills.
· Team worker.
· Basic computer skills in Word and Excel.

This is a 1-year contract position. Renewal of the contract will be subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

If the role sounds interesting to you, please contact ‘careers_alexandra@nuhs.edu.sg’ to understand more on the role. Please indicate the position that you are interested in the subject heading.

*Only Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents may apply.

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