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