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Job Title: Staff Grade Occupational Therapist - Mental Health
Location: Tallaght, Dublin (Approved Mental Health Unit)
Contract Type: Full-time agency role, long-term
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: HSE-aligned Staff Grade Occupational Therapist pay scale

Approved Mental Health Unit, Full-Time Opportunity

Excel Recruitment is delighted to partner with an Approved Mental Health Unit in Tallaght to recruit a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist for a full-time, long-term agency role. You'll join a highly experienced multidisciplinary team (MDT), where collaboration, development, and patient-centred care are at the heart of everything.

As a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist you will:

• Deliver person-centred assessments and interventions in an acute/rehab mental health setting
• Support service users to build independence, routine, and meaningful engagement
• Facilitate both individual and group therapeutic programmes
• Work collaboratively with Psychiatry, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, and AHP colleagues
• Play a key role in care planning, discharge, and recovery pathways

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out occupational therapy assessments addressing functional ability, daily living skills, cognition, and social participation.
• Plan and deliver evidence-based, recovery-oriented interventions aligned with service user goals.
• Support service users to develop and maintain independent living skills, routines, and meaningful occupations.
• Contribute to group and individual therapeutic programmes within the unit.
• Work closely with Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, and AHP colleagues to ensure holistic care planning.
• Participate in discharge planning and transition supports where appropriate.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with HSE and CORU standards.

Essential Requirements:

• BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy.
• CORU registration as an Occupational Therapist (or pending confirmation).
• Interest in or experience working in mental health settings.
• Strong communication, clinical reasoning, and teamwork skills.
• A person-centred, recovery-focused approach to care.

What's on Offer:

• Salary in line with HSE Staff Grade OT pay scales.
• Full-time, long-term agency position with strong potential for continuity.
• Highly supportive MDT and OT department.
• Opportunity to gain valuable experience within an approved mental health unit.
• Ongoing support from both on-site clinical leads and the agency team

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