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Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist - Adult Primary Care
Location: Community Healthcare Network Ballyfermot, based at Ballyfermot Primary Care Centre
Area Covered: Ballyfermot, Cherry Orchard, Inchicore, Bluebell and Palmerstown
Contract Type: Full-time (35 hours per week, Monday-Friday)
Contract Duration: Ongoing agency contract
Salary: HSE Senior Grade Occupational Therapist Pay Scales

Excel Recruitment are recruiting an experienced Occupational Therapist on behalf of a well-established Primary Care Team based in Ballyfermot Primary Care Centre. This is an excellent opportunity for an adult-trained Occupational Therapist to lead and deliver a high-quality, adult-focused Occupational Therapy service within a community setting.

Overview:

This Senior Occupational Therapist role offers an excellent opportunity to join a busy Adult Primary Care Team within Community Healthcare Network Ballyfermot, based at Ballyfermot Primary Care Centre and working across Ballyfermot, Cherry Orchard, Inchicore, Bluebell and Palmerstown.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to adults presenting with a broad range of physical, cognitive, functional and environmental needs. This is a varied and rewarding community-based role, suited to an experienced Occupational Therapist who enjoys complex case management, home-based assessment, seating assessment, equipment prescription, housing adaptation grant reports.

On Offer

• Comprehensive clinical induction and access to relevant HSE training as required by the role, as determined by the Occupational Therapy Manager.
• Clinical supervision with an Occupational Therapist Manager.
• Peer support from a small but experienced Occupational Therapy Department.
• Access to in-house training and CPD opportunities planned for HSE Occupational Therapists in the area, where relevant.
• Free and plentiful staff parking at the health centres and base.
• Access to the Cherry Orchard Hospital canteen for subsidised meals.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality assessment, intervention, and review for adult clients, particularly older adults and individuals living with frailty.
• Conduct home visits to assess functional ability, safety, environmental supports, and recommend appropriate equipment or adaptations.
• Deliver interventions focused on functional rehabilitation, falls prevention, cognitive assessment, and environmental modification.
• Provide client-centred interventions in outpatient and community settings, developing tailored rehabilitation programmes and education plans.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate goal-focused care plans using best practice and sound clinical reasoning.
• Monitor outcomes and adapt interventions in collaboration with clients, families, carers, and MDT colleagues.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary Primary Care Team, including Physiotherapists, Public Health Nurses, GPs, Social Workers, Speech and Language Therapists, and other allied health professionals.
• Liaise with hospitals, community services, voluntary agencies, and relevant stakeholders to ensure coordinated and integrated care.
• Participate in integrated care pathways and frailty initiatives, including joint assessments where required.
• Contribute to discharge planning, advocacy, and community reintegration.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and support to junior staff, therapy assistants, and students.

Requirements

• CORU registration as an Occupational Therapist (essential).
• Recognised CORU-approved qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Preferably have adult experience, including seating assessment, neurological conditions, disability, complex case presentations and housing adaptation grant reports.
• Access to a car is essential, as the majority of clinical work will take place in service users' homes across Ballyfermot, Cherry Orchard, Inchicore, Bluebell and Palmerstown.
• Strong knowledge of equipment prescription, assistive technology, and environmental modifications.
• Excellent communication, clinical reasoning, and documentation skills.

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