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Occupational Therapist Role
Relocation Package
Permanent: full time
South Dublin, Kildare & Wicklow
Senior Grade Occupational Therapist
Salary: €54,000-€64,000 DOE
Job Description
- To provide an occupational therapy service including assessment, intervention, programme planning, monitoring, consultation and/or onward referral services, as appropriate.
- To prioritise together with the Manager in order to optimise the quality, efficacy and equity of the service provided.
- To manage a big clinical caseload, exercising advanced clinical reasoning, in making autonomous decisions and judgements on a daily basis. This involves acting within clinical knowledge base, to prioritise (in consultation with your Manager), to implement assessment, diagnostic formulation; care planning, intervention and discharge.
- To assess and recommend appropriate occupational therapy programs, environmental adaptations, activities, skill development and adaptive aids taking into account person centred needs, staff/carer needs, environment and available resources.
- Provide education and training to parents, carers and schools staff supporting the child to participate in their environments fully.
Requirements
- Hold an Occupational therapy qualification recognised by the Occupational Therapy Registration Board at CORU.
- Minimum of 3 years satisfactory post qualification and experience of working with children with complex needs.
- Strong interpersonal, communication skills and command of English.
The job descriptions are a guide to the general range of duties assigned to the post holder. It is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive and is subject to periodic review with the employee concerned.
Staff Grade Occupational Therapist
Salary: €45,000-€64,000 DOE
Job Description
- To provide an occupational therapy service including assessment, intervention, programme planning, monitoring, consultation and/or onward referral services, as appropriate.
- To prioritise together with the Manager in order to optimise the quality, efficacy and equity of the service provided.
- To manage a big clinical caseload, exercising advanced clinical reasoning, in making autonomous decisions and judgements on a daily basis. This involves acting within clinical knowledge base, to prioritise (in consultation with your Manager), to implement assessment, diagnostic formulation; care planning, intervention and discharge.
- To assess and recommend appropriate occupational therapy programs, environmental adaptations, activities, skill development and adaptive aids taking into account person centred needs, staff/carer needs, environment and available resources.
Requirements
- Hold an Occupational therapy qualification recognised by the Occupational Therapy Registration Board at CORU.
- 1 year of experience working with children/young adultswith disabilities.
The job descriptions are a guide to the general range of duties assigned to the post holder. It is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive and is subject to periodic review with the employee concerned.