Occupational Therapist – Mental Health – Louth
Would you like to be part of a forward thinking, dynamic Community Mental Health team?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated Staff Grade Occupational Therapist with a Positive, Compassionate attitude.
Medforce Recruitment are recruiting Pro-active, Compassionate, Forward-thinking Senior Occupational Therapist to join a wonderful Community Mental Health team, located in Louth.
You will join a friendly, strong and supportive team with excellent structures and supervision.
Your clinical work will involve taking a lead on working with service users with severe/complex mental health needs, using occupationally focussed evidence-based assessment and skills to provide therapeutic interventions.
Details
The Occupational Therapy service currently consists of a Very Supportive Occupational Therapy Manager, Senior and Staff Grade Occupational Therapists as well as Occupational Therapy Assistants working across the Mental health services.
The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team and provide Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to service users within a designated clinical and geographical area. She/he will be responsible for supervision of a staff grade Occupational Therapist and development of the Adult Mental Health Occupational Therapy Service within their designated team.
There will be support from a busy Occupational Therapy department with a wide range of experience and knowledge across general adult and speciality mental health services located in Dublin Southeast and Wicklow catchment areas.
There will be opportunities and support for continuing professional development and career progression.
Contract
Permanent, fulltime roles, Monday-Friday, 35 hour working week. Salary range €41,075-€60,000 per annum plus excellent HSE benefits.
Requirements
- Be registered or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU
- Ideally have gained experience working in the area of mental health (placement experience is satisfactory)
- Proven ability of working independently as well as part of a team.
- Demonstrate evidence of having applied / used appropriate assessment tools and treatments and a knowledge of the implications of outcomes to service users.
- Demonstrate the ability to lead on planning and managing the delivery of an optimum service in an effective and resourceful manner
- Full drivers license and use of car is essential for this role.
Contact
To discuss this role in detail please contact John Reid jreid@medforce.ie
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