Senior Occupational Therapist

Location Dublin
Job-type Permanent
Salary In Line with HSE Guidelines
Reference J356367
Date Published over 1 year ago
Role: Senior Occupational Therapist
Location: Dublin
Organisation: Private
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hrs per week
Salary: €54,677 - €64,380


TTM Healthcare Solutions are currently working for one of Ireland's Leading hospitals in search of a Senior Occupational Therapist to come and join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to play an integral and active role in a friendly, dynamic and supportive Multidisciplinary Team to make a significant contribution in the area of rehabilitation.
Our client provides care and support to people with severe and enduring mental health needs like Alzheimer's and dementia, schizophrenia, and Huntington's disease.

Benefits:

• Family friendly working arrangements
• Career development
• Comprehensive training programmes
• On-site library and research facility
• Employee assistance programme
• Free onsite staff parking
• Subsidised restaurant
• Tax Saver Commuter Tickets
• Cycle To Work Scheme


Role Summary:

• The Senior Occupational Therapist will work with residents with severe and enduring mental illness and complex needs.
• The post of Senior Occupational Therapist is a pivotal post with responsibility to lead and manage an Occupational Therapy caseload.
• As Senior Occupational Therapist you will have overall responsibility.
• Provide Occupational Therapy Services within a legally compliant framework.
• Ensure that the highest standard of clinical care in Occupational Therapy is planned and delivered and meet targets and objectives in line with local and national standards.
• Efficient, effective, and economic provision of Occupational Therapy Services within a defined budgetary framework.
• Coordinate and supervise peer-support worker activities.
• Be an active member of the Clinical Governance Committee and to assist in the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans.
• Foster the continued development of research.
• Provision of teaching, research and academic support at a senior level as developed at associated educational facilities, e.g., Trinity College Dublin.


Requirements:

• Be registered on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
Hold a degree in Occupational Therapy or an equivalent qualification and be eligible for membership with the AOTI.
Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience.
• Have established clinical experience in the area of mental health rehabilitation, serious and enduring mental health conditions or cognitive rehabilitation in area of ABI.
• Energetic individual with solid clinical experience in working with a team of diverse clinicians and strong knowledge of the concepts and operation of Clinical Governance.
• Strong ability to teach, manage, participate and play a key role in the practice education of student therapists and promote and engage in the teaching/training/support of others as appropriate.
• Have a good knowledge and experience of health, safety and other statutory regulations affecting a healthcare organisation.


If you would like to hear more, please call Damian on 01-5134908 or apply today with an updated CV and cover letter.


TTM Healthcare Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer