Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute Medicine New

Senior Occupational Therapist – Acute Hospital, South Dublin, Ireland

Cpl Healthcare in partnership with a leading acute hospital in South Dublin are recruiting for a Senior Occupational Therapist in the Acute Medicine.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist , you will oversee the general medical and surgical services within the hospital which cover Endocrinology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Oncology and General Surgery as well as working closely with OT’s including the Discharge Planning Senior Occupational Therapist and the ICU Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to establish and lead out on implementation of care pathways, manage complex cases and complex discharges.

This position offers an excellent salary, relocation package and training and development opportunities.

The Hospital is a provider of local, regional and national specialties. It is also a national urology centre, the second largest provider of dialysis services in the country, a regional orthopaedic trauma centre and a designated trauma unit.

This position offers the following benefits:

• Competitive salary depending on experience (€63,912 - €75,254)
• 35 hour working week
• Excellent supervision and a focus on developing assessment and interventions strengths as well as continuous Training and Development sessions with a dedicated and individualised training plan
• Further career progression opportunities within the service

• Induction and orientation program
• Assistance with registration with CORU, the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority
• Generous annual leave (30 days) and public holiday (10 days) entitlements per year
• Permanent employment contract including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit if required

Candidates interested in the role must have:

• A recognised qualification as an Occupational Therapist and ideally current CORU registration of eligible for same.
• At least 3 years full time (or equivalent) post qualification clinical experience in an acute hospital and/or community care setting
• Experience assessing for and providing adaptive and enabling equipment to facilitate discharge from hospital.
• Experience of planning complex discharges including home and access visits
• Experience working with patients requiring specialist seating/wheelchairs.
• Experience in supervision and clinical training of junior staff
• Police clearance from any country lived or worked in for 6 months or more
• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Flexibility in work practice

For further information, please email your c.v. to [email protected] or call Brian Murray on +353 1 482 5421 / +353 87 222 6752