Occupational Therapist – Acute
Occupational Therapist – Acute
Medforce are proud to partner with a client based in Louth who offer acute services and rehabilitation with care of the elderly.
The Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision of a high quality person-centred Occupational Therapy service to a designated clinical area(s) and will carry out clinical and educational duties as assigned by the Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager.
The Occupational Therapist will:
- Be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and review of treatment / intervention programmes for service users according to service standards
- Manage own caseload in accordance with the needs of the post
- Collaborate with service users, family, carers and other staff in treatment / intervention planning and in the provision of support and advice
- Plan discharge or transition of the service user between services as appropriate
- Document all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, reports and discharge summaries in accordance with local service and professional standards
- Communicate verbally and / or in writing results of assessments, treatment / intervention programmes and recommendations to the team and relevant others in accordance with service policy
- Participate in teams as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members
- Attend clinics, review meetings, team meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc. as designated by Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager
- Seek advice and assistance from his / her supervisor / manager with any assigned cases or issues that prove to be beyond the scope of his / her professional competence in line with principles of best practice and clinical governance
- Ensure that professional standards are maintained in relation to confidentiality, ethics and legislation
- Operate within the scope of Occupational Therapy practice within Ireland and in accordance with local guidelines
- Will adhere to the Ethics for Occupational Therapists from CORU and the AOTI
The Occupational Therapist will:
- Be CORU registered
- Have a recognised occupational Therapist qualification.
- Experience ideally within an acute environment
- Participate in mandatory training programmes
- Participate in continuing professional development including in-service training, attending and presenting at conferences / courses relevant to practice, promoting and contributing to research etc. as agreed with the Occupational Therapist Manager
- Engage in support / supervision with Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager and participate in performance review
- Participate in the practice education of student therapists. Actively participate in teaching / training / supervision of other Occupational Therapy and non-Occupational Therapy staff / students and attend practice educator courses as appropriate
- Comply with department procedures with regard to assessment, recommendation and provision of all assistive equipment / custom made devices
- Keep up-to-date statistics and other administrative records as required within the Occupational Therapy department
- Assist in the organisation, maintenance and / or ordering of equipment and materials used in assessment and treatment
- Carry out other duties as assigned by the Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager
To apply click below or contact jreid@medforce.ie
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