Senior Occupational Therapist

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Occupational Therapist to work in Dublin on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Senior Occupational Therapist job is £54,677 – £64,380 per annum.

Benefits:

• Family-friendly working arrangements
• Free onsite staff parking
• Subsidized staff restaurant
• Contributory pension
• Career development
• Comprehensive training programmes
• Further education support
• Onsite library and research facility
• Recharge – Employee Wellbeing program
• Employee assistance programme
• Long Service Recognition
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tax-saver commuter tickets

Main Duties:

• Provide Occupational Therapy Services within a compliant framework,
• Ensure that the highest standard of clinical care in Occupational Therapy is planned and delivered to meet objectives aligned to local and national standards.
• Deliver efficient, effective, and economic Occupational Therapy Services within a defined budgetary framework.
• Coordinate and supervise peer-support worker activities.
• Be an active member of the Clinical Governance Committee and assist in the development and implementation of strategic and operational plans for Bloomfield Hospital.
• Foster the continued development of research at Bloomfield Hospital and provide teaching, research, and academic support when required.
• Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment and intervention programmes for our patients and residents, in line with professional standards.
• Collaboration with patients and residents, families, carers, and other staff in goal setting and treatment and intervention planning.
• Participate in and work closely with the multi-disciplinary and healthcare team.
• Maintain comprehensive clinical records of assessments, interventions, and discussions relating to patients and residents.
• Manage the practice education of student therapists and promote and engage in the teaching/training/support of others as appropriate.

Requirements of the Senior Occupational Therapist:

• Be registered on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Hold a degree in Occupational Therapy or an equivalent qualification, and be eligible for membership with the AOTI.
• Have three years full-time (or an aggregate of three years) post-qualification clinical experience.
• Have established clinical experience in the area of mental health rehabilitation, serious and enduring mental health conditions, or cognitive rehabilitation in the area of Acquired Brain Injury.
• Energetic individual with solid clinical experience in working with a team of diverse clinicians and strong knowledge of the concepts and operation of Clinical Governance.
• Strong ability to manage and play a key role in the practice education of student therapists, and promote and engage in the teaching, training, and support of others as appropriate.
• Have a good knowledge and experience of health, safety, and other statutory regulations affecting a healthcare organization.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Display strong and positive interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to motivate and lead a team.
• Demonstrate a person-centered care approach.
• Proficient IT skills.

Contact:

This Senior Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Lucy Ferguson; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.