Staff Grade Occupational Therapist (Community mental health)
Are you a passionate and skilled mental health Occupational Therapist or a recently qualified Occupational Therapist looking for a new and exciting opportunity?
Would you like to work for a progressive organisation that genuinely cares about its staff and patients?
Do you want to feel valued, supported and part of a dynamic and diverse team?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist with a Positive, Compassionate attitude to join a Community Adult Mental Health Team in Drogheda.
Medforce Recruitment are recruiting an Enthusiastic Compassionate, Forward-thinking Staff grade Occupational Therapist to join it’s Community Adult Mental Health team in Drogheda.
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, hands on Occupational Therapy Manager an 33 Occupational Therapists as well as Occupational Therapy Assistants working across the community.
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 the Occupational Therapy team with a wide range of experience and knowledge across general adult and speciality mental health services.
Contract
This is a Specified Purpose contract for 1-year, fulltime role, Monday-Friday, 35 hour working week. An opportunity to interview for a permanent role will offered to you during your contract.
Salary range €40,325-€52,000 per annum plus excellent HSE benefits.
There will be opportunities and support for Continuing Professional Development and Career progression.
Requirements
- Be registered or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU
- Experience working in a mental health setting (desirable).
- 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
Charlene is a strategic, highly enthusiastic leader with a wealth of experience recruiting Senior Healthcare Professionals, Allied Health and Social Care Professionals across Acute Hospitals, Community Teams, Primary Care, Mental health services, Disability services and social care organisations within the Public and Private Organisations across Ireland.
To discuss this role in detail please contact Charlene Cooke by Phone: 085-8768218 or Email a copy of your CV to Charlene.
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