Occupational Therapist (TFT 1.0 FTE)

• Provide vocational assessment and rehabilitation planning.
• Provide individual occupational therapy assessment and individual or group treatment to referred adult clients.
• Contribute to the interdisciplinary treatment planning.
• Develop individual and group treatment plans to be implemented by Occupational Therapy Assistants.
• Attend clinical and program meetings as required.
• Liaise with appropriate community agencies as required.
• Provide supervision to students and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
• Contribute to furthering of the goals of the Occupational Therapy profession including attending monthly meetings.
• Enter workload measurement data according to hospital policies.
• Adhere to hospital policies and procedures, to the Forensics program and to the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario.
• Must be willing to discuss performance of other duties as requested by program/discipline/hospital.
• Work in a manner that is in compliance with staff and patient/client safety practices, policies and procedures of The Royal.
• Ensure a work environment that is conducive to The Royal’s Anti-Racism, Harassment & Discrimination Free policy.

• Master of Science program in Occupational Therapy (MSc (OT)) or equivalent according to College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario standards.
• Minimum of 3 years Occupational Therapy experience, preferably with adults with severe mental illness
• Minimum of 1 year experience in Forensic Psychiatry is preferred.
• Member of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario mandatory.
• Membership in CAOT and OSOT preferred.
• Experience with developing and leading psycho-educational and therapeutic groups is essential.
• Experience with recovery based programs for the seriously mentally ill is essential.
• Experience providing supervision to students and Occupational Therapy Assistants preferred.
• Understanding and knowledge of legislation related to mentally disordered offenders, i.e. Criminal Code of Canada (Mental Disorder Provisions), Provincial Mental Health Act.
• Excellent communication skills, organizational ability, critical thinking and goal setting skills.
• Excellent assessment, intervention and problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Sound clinical judgment.
• Experience in community consultation is an asset.
• Ability to work in a team; establish and maintain good working relations.
• Maintain work load measurement and data collection as required and input into the workload measurement system on a regular basis
• English level A- is mandatory in oral comprehension, expression, reading and writing. Bilingual (English/French) is considered an asset.

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