Senior Occupational Therapist -Elderly care – North Dublin
Are you looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist position in care of the older person’s rehabilitation in a state-of-the-art hospital?
An Exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join a Specialist start of the art Hospital; a centre of excellence located in north Dublin.
Would you like to work with an enthusiastic team who will support and help you develop your clinical, managerial, personal and professional skills?
Medforce Recruitment are recruiting an enthusiastic, forward thinking Senior Occupational Therapist to work in Care of the Older persons Rehabilitation within a specialist hospital located in north Dublin.
It is an exciting time to join this specialist service, who are seeking enthusiastic and skilled Occupational Therapists to join the team, as they build on existing models of care and introduce new ways of working.
Role A permanent, fulltime role, Mon-Friday, 35 hour working week. Salary range €58,599-€69,000 per annum plus excellent benefits and Public Pension.
Annual Leave
The Annual leave entitlement is in accordance with Health Service Executive circulars.
This Hospital hold a string reputation for staff retention, it has a strong focus on staff support and development, encouraging opportunities for further learning.
Outline of Duties and Responsibilities
- The Senior Occupational Therapist will provide an occupational therapy service in the specialised areas of Care of the Older Person’s Rehabilitation, Ortho-Geriatric & Specialist Geriatric Rehabilitation.
- This service will be provided to an inpatient client group. The Senior Occupational Therapist is an enthusiastic and competent professional with sound academic ability who is keen to develop their clinical skills.
- To be professionally accountable to the Therapy Services Manager.
- To undertake team building and assume responsibility for supervision of Basic Grade Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy students and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
- To form effective working relationships with other disciplines to ensure the provision of a high standard of care for the patient.
- To be responsible for the day-to-day operation and co-ordination of the Occupational Therapy service to the clinical area of Older Person’s Rehabilitation/ Ortho-Geriatric & Specialist Geriatric Rehabilitation.
- To participate in relevant planning activities to ensure that the occupational therapy services provided are adequate and develop appropriately according to patients needs in consultant and agreement with the Therapy Services Manager as well Orthopaedic Consultants and the Geriatrician affiliated to the Centre for Rehabilitation.
- To plan and carry out patient assessment, intervention and management for a specific caseload of clients as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- To collaborate effectively with patients, their families and carers in IDT Goal setting, treatment planning and discharge planning.
Requirements
- Possess a BSc (Hons) degree in Occupational Therapy
- Be a member of, or be eligible for membership of The Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland.
- Be registered with CORU – Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals.
- Have at least 3 years post qualification experience and a minimum of 1 years specifically in Care of the Older Person/Specialist Geriatric Rehabilitation/ Neurological Rehabilitation
- Basic splinting and hand therapy skills would be desirable.
- Knowledge in the area of Specialist Seating would be desirable
- Clinical audit and evaluation skills required.
- Have proven organisational and case load management skills
- Have experience in leading and managing a team.
- Have up to date knowledge and experience in the field of Older Person’s Rehabilitation/Ortho-Geriatric & Specialist Geriatric Rehabilitation– experience in research and development desirable.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and proven written and verbal communication abilities
- Have a good understanding of the total healthcare delivery system.
- Have the ability and motivation to review service delivery and develop/implement quality improvement initiatives as required
Contact
To discuss this role in detail please contact John Reid jreid@medforce.ie
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