Senior Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist - Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda

Occupational Therapists, Senior grade required by Cpl Healthcare, in partnership with the HSE, for new opportunities in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.

The OPAL team is an interdisciplinary team comprising Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Nursing, working alongside a Consultant Geriatrician. The primary aim of the OPAL team is to optimise the quality of care and patient experience of older adult cohort living with frailty who present to the ED. The team aims to identify frail older persons presenting to the ED, provide a comprehensive older adult assessment and make recommendations to support the patient in accessing the most appropriate frailty pathway.

The Senior Occupational Therapist will:

Professional / Clinical

·       To identify and assess the frail population presenting to ED as part of the OPAL Team.

·       To be highly competent in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of clinical presentations relevant to a frail ED population, considering both the acuity and existing frailty syndromes.

·       To act as a senior decision-maker, with recommendations regarding intervention requirements & need for hospital admission, where appropriate.

·       To utilise advanced skills and experience in the clinical field to provide a case consultation service to staff within the ED, the OPAL team and the Occupational Therapy team.

·       To practice within the team ethos of providing an evidence based and person centred service, with emphasis on valuing the beliefs and needs of the patient during the decision making process.

·       Be responsible for the maintenance of standards of practice of self and staff appointed to clinical / designated area(s).

·       Be responsible for managing own caseload and for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes for service users according to service standards.

·       Participate in the integrated discharge planning process in line with the HSE Code of Practice and the Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons.

·       To build excellent working relationships with community colleagues, working together to promote and enhance appropriate discharge pathways.

·       To ensure effective and timely communication with patients and families /carers as part of the occupational therapy process.

·       Participate in teams and foster and maintain professional working relationships with other team members. Maintain strong links between the care of the older persons service across the inpatient setting, rehabilitation setting and geriatric outpatient clinics.

·       Be responsible for the day-to-day running of a designated service area(s) by supervising staff, prioritising and allocating work and promoting positive staff morale and team working in conjunction with the Occupational Therapist Manager.

·       To manage clinical risk within own caseload and that of the team at all times.

·       In conjunction with the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist and the Occupational Therapist Manager lead service planning by anticipating the changing needs of the service and service users.

·       Ensure the quality of documentation of all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, reports and discharge summaries are in accordance with local service, professional and legislative standards.

·       Communicate verbally and / or in writing results of assessments, treatment / intervention programmes and recommendations to the team and relevant others in accordance with service policy.

·       Attend clinics, review meetings, team meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc. as designated by the Occupational Therapist Manager.

·       Ensure that staff in the designated service area(s) arrange and carry out duties in a timely manner, within settings appropriate to service user needs, and in line with local policy/guidelines.

For an immediate interview please forward your CV to [email protected] FAO Alisa

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