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Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist - Community Adult Mental Health
Location: Longford
Contract Type: 1-Year Contract,
Salary: Aligned with HSE Payscale for Senior Occupational Therapist

Excel Healthcare are recruiting a Senior Occupational Therapist to join a well supportive Community Adult Mental Health Team in Longford.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly regarded, supportive, and experienced team delivering vital services across community mental health settings. You will play a key role in supporting individuals to achieve independence, recovery, and improved quality of life within their own communities.

Job Purpose:

You will maintain and build on a strong OT presence previously established in the team. As well as focus on preventative, recovery-focused interventions for people living with mental health difficulties in the community. You will support clients in exploring or re-engaging with meaningful occupations.

The role focuses on promoting recovery, enhancing occupational performance, and supporting individuals to live independently and meaningfully in their communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a complex caseload of adults with varying mental health presentations, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and personality disorders.
• Carry out comprehensive occupational therapy assessments to identify functional needs and inform care planning.
• Design and deliver individual and group-based interventions focused on improving daily living skills, community participation, vocational goals, and social engagement.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to develop recovery-focused care plans tailored to each service user.
• Participate in discharge planning, transition support, and liaison with primary care, community supports, and family/carers.
• Supervise and support the professional development of junior Occupational Therapists or students as required.
• Maintain accurate, high-quality clinical documentation, in line with HSE standards and occupational therapy best practice.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives, including the development of protocols, audits, and outcome measurement.
• Promote mental health awareness and advocate for occupational therapy within the wider community and MDT.

Essential Requirements:

• BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent qualification recognised by CORU)
• CORU Registration (essential)
• Minimum of 3 years post qualification experience, with at least 1 year in adult mental health.
• Experience delivering occupational therapy in the Community.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, managing a diverse caseload
• Full driver's licence and access to own transport (essential)

Benefits:

• Competitive salary in line with HSE pay scales
• Monday- Friday 35 hour working week.
• A supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team environment
• Regular CPD and supervision
• An opportunity to contribute meaningfully to service development and innovation in community mental health.

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