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 800,000 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 (www.coru.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
For further information, please email your c.v. to [email protected] or call Brian Murray on +353 1 482 5421 / +353 87 222 6752