Occupational Therapist – Disabilities – Autism
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge, do you want to help people to realise their full potential?
If you are an Occupational Therapist looking to improve the life’s of people with disabilities, I would like to hear from you.
Medforce Recruitment are looking for Compassionate, Forward-thinking Occupational Therapist’s with a deep passion for working with adults with disabilities and autism.
Our client is high growth Irish company providing progressive residential, day and outreach services for people with Disabilities and Autism.
Location: You will cover services in Tipperary, Kildare, Kilkenny and Wexford.
Role: This is a Hybrid working role, the successful candidate will work 2-3 days a week from home.
Staff Grade Salary range €45,000 -€52,000 per annum plus excellent benefits including health insurance, 25 days paid holidays and much more.
Senior Grade Salary range €57,000 per annum, plus excellent benefits including health insurance25 days paid holidays and much more.
We’re looking for passionate people to join this professional team and build a future in rewarding work that truly changes lives. You’ll enjoy a supportive environment that helps you realise your own potential, and with access to upskilling and best practice training you’ll grow and develop your career.
Successful candidate will be joining a dynamic, person centred, multidisciplinary teams with excellent access to supervision and support from the Senior team.
The successful candidate will be required to work as part of a Multidisciplinary Team that provide services to adults with complex needs.
These exciting roles demands excellent team working, and communication skills and an innovative and committed approach to providing high quality patient care.
We’re looking for passionate people to join this professional team and build a future in rewarding work that truly changes lives. You’ll enjoy a supportive environment that helps you realise your own potential, and with access to upskilling and best practice training you’ll grow and develop your career.
Successful candidate will be joining a dynamic, person centred, multidisciplinary teams with excellent access to supervision and support from the Senior team.
The successful candidate will be required to work as part of a Multidisciplinary Team that provide services to adults with complex needs.
These exciting roles demands excellent team working, and communication skills and an innovative and committed approach to providing high quality patient care.
Qualifications and Experience
- Hold a Diploma/Degree/Masters in Occupational Therapy from a 3rd level institution offering a programme of study accredited by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists and/or International Qualifications, which have been recognised/validated by CORU.
- Have a minimum of 1 year post qualification experience working as an Occupational Therapist, to include a minimum of 6 months experience working as an Occupational Therapist within the field of Intellectual Disability/Physical Disability/Paediatrics/Autism.
- Experience and interest in sensory integration.
- Fully registered (or registration in process) with CORU.
- Access to a car and a full, clean driving licence.
- Availability to travel to all service locations as required.
- Experience of inter- or multidisciplinary work.
- Good communication (oral and written) and good interpersonal skills.
- Experience of programme development, implementation and evaluation.
- Ability to evaluate service needs and prioritise accordingly.
- Experience in developing and presenting training for other professionals/carers.
- Experience of working with children and adults with disabilities and their families, especially the following: Autism, Learning Disability, Physical and Sensory
Skills
- Experience of inter- or multidisciplinary work.
- Good communication (oral and written) and good interpersonal skills.
- Experience of programme development, implementation and evaluation.
- Ability to evaluate service needs and prioritise accordingly.
- Experience in developing and presenting training for other professionals/carers.
- Experience of working with children and adults with disabilities and their families, especially the following: Autism, Learning Disability, Physical and Sensory.
Contact
To discuss this role in detail please contact John Reid jreid@medforce.ie
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