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Pool Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Service Admin Office at Aga Khan University | HealthRoleIQ

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Pool Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Service Admin Office

Aga Khan University·Nairobi, Kenya·Deadline Oct 14, 2026

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Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi seeks a Pool Occupational Therapist to evaluate patients, develop and deliver individualized treatment programs, educate patients and families, document progress, supervise assistants or interns, support audits and quality initiatives, and participate in departmental activities. A diploma in Occupational Therapy, registration with the Kenya Occupational Therapy Association, and Basic Life Support certification are required; one year of experience is preferred.

Key requirements

• Diploma in Occupational Therapy from a recognized institution/college
• Required skills: Patient evaluation and assessment, Occupational therapy treatment planning and administration, Patient and family education, Treatment progress evaluation, Assistive and adaptive device assessment, Clinical documentation and discharge planning, Delegation and supervision, Infection prevention and control, Clinical and service audits, Equipment monitoring and maintenance, Quality improvement, Patient safety
• Required certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Professional registration/licence with Kenya Occupational Therapy Association (Kenya)

Opportunity details

• Workplace: On Site
• Posted: Sep 30, 2026
• Deadline: Oct 14, 2026
• Original advert language: English

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Employer’s role description

Job title: Pool Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Service Admin Office

Primary location: Kenya-Nairobi

Organisation: Aga Khan University Hospital Kenya

Employment status: Regular

Job type: Standard

Job posting date (day/month/year): 30/09/2026, 5:42:09 PM

Closing date (day/month/year): 14/10/2026, 11:59:00 PM

Employer page timezone: Asia/Karachi

Pool Occupational Therapist

Department

Rehabilitation Services Admin Office

Entity

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi

Location

Nairobi, Kenya

Introduction

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.

The incumbent will responsible for conducting in-depth evaluation of patients referred for occupational therapy, developing individual programs and carry out treatment.

Responsibilities:

Conduct initial evaluation and assessment of patients referred for occupational therapy.
Identify treatment goals and appropriate therapy techniques and proceed to administer them.
Conduct patient and family education.
To conduct regular evaluation of patients to assess progress and response to therapy, revise treatment program as necessary to achieve goals.
To evaluate the patients’, need for assistive, supportive and adoptive devices.
Maintain daily treatment notes evaluation of patient’s progress and discharge planning notes and summaries.
Assign patients to the assistants or interns with laid out treatment plans and supervise their treatment.
To control infection by observing hygiene rules.
Maintain professional proficiency through review of current literature and attendance into continuing medical education programs in line with the occupational therapy accreditation requirements.
To have a full knowledge of the hospital policies & procedures, protocols, guidelines and adhere to the same.
Carry out clinical and service audits and evaluate improvement of services.
Supervising and delegating tasks to physiotherapy assistants and service attendants
Ensuring functionality of equipment by participating in regular maintenance/monitoring & testing to ensure minimum equipment downtime.
Participate in planning and implementation of department goals and objectives to enable optimal performance.
Observe and comply with environment health and occupational safety measures.
Participate in the implementation of quality initiative and patient safety programs.
Responsibility for CCPC stroke program as maybe assigned.

Requirements:

Diploma in Occupational Therapy from a recognized institution/college
Registered with Kenya Occupational Therapy Association
Basic life support certification
Preferably 1-year experience as an Occupational Therapist