Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute Neurology

Occupational Therapist – Senior Neurology, Dublin, Ireland 

Cpl Healthcare in partnership with our client, a leading University Teaching Hospital provides both acute and tertiary care to approximately Apply people are recruiting for a Senior Occupational Therapist.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will be part of a progressive and innovative inpatient and outpatient Neurology service working in conjunction with a multi-disciplinary team and a wider Neurology team.

Duties and Responsibilities of the role include:

•Provide a high quality Occupational Therapy service within the inpatient and outpatient Neurology service and will carry out clinical and educational duties as required.

•Manage own caseload and for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes for patients according to service standards.

•Supervise Basic Grade / Student Occupational Therapists as well as Therapy Assistants and participate in their continuing professional training and development

•Work closely with Senior/Clinical Specialist OT’s in other clinical areas including Acute Medicine/Rheumatology/ICU/Trauma Orthopaedics to establish care pathways. 

This position offers the following benefits:

•Work within a well-resourced and ambitious healthcare organisation with excellent supervision and a focus on developing assessment and intervention strengths as well as continuous Training and Development sessions with a dedicated and individualised training plan

•Excellent salary of €63,912 - €75,254 (depending on experience), relocation package to the value of €4,700 (for applicants outside the Republic of Ireland) and training and development opportunities.

•Permanent employment contract including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit if required

•35 hour working week and generous annual leave (29 days) and public holiday (10 days) entitlements per year

•Assistance with registration with CORU, the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority

•Induction and orientation program on arrival

•Further career progression opportunities within the service

Candidates interested in the role must have:

•A recognised qualification as an Occupational Therapist and be eligible for recognition and registration as an Occupational Therapist with CORU ( Applyru.ie), the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority in Ireland

•At least 3 years full time (or equivalent) post qualification clinical experience, working with people with a range of Neurological conditions/Neurodegenerative Diseases/Movement Disorders including Parksinsons’ Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Stroke, brain injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Ataxia, Neuropathies, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

•Experience in the supervision of staff grade and junior occupational therapists and/or students and/or therapy assistants

•Complex seating experience 

•Experience completing functional cognitive assessments

•Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

•Flexibility in work practice 

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