BJUSBM/COL/241108/01 -- A Senior Occupational Therapist, preferably with experience in the Community or with Care of the Elderly is sought to work with the Occupational Therapy Manager in co-coordinating services to meet the needs of service-users and the objectives of the organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for the provision of a high quality person-centred service. Key responsibilities include assessing people who may have a wide range of disabilities and complex needs and planning, designing and implementing interventions and monitoring and evaluating these interventions.
The service aims to facilitate service users to participate in everyday activities that they need or want to do in order to lead healthy and fulfilled lives at home. If this position is of interest to you please do not hesitate to get in touch for further information.
Responsibilities:
• Be responsible for managing own case load including assessment, planning, implementation and review of treatment/intervention programmes for service users according to service standards.
• Be responsible for the maintenance of standards of practice of self and staff in the designated area if appropriate.
• Foster and maintain working relationships with colleagues, front line managers and other healthcare personnel on the team.
• Act as an advocate on behalf of the service user where appropriate by supporting meaningful participation in their life roles; providing support, education and advice.
• Organise and maintain accurate and timely records. Document all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, reports and discharge summaries in accordance with local service and professional standards.
• Communicate verbally and/or in writing results of assessments and/or interventions and recommendations to the team and relevant others in accordance with service policy.
• Participate in teams as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members.
• Attend review meetings, team meetings, case conferences, clinics etc. as designated by Occupational Therapist Manager.
• Be responsible for adhering to existing standards and protocols and for the development and maintenance of standards/strategies for quality improvement and outcome measurement.
• Seek advice and assistance from his/her manager with any assigned cases or duties in line with principles of evidence based practice and clinical governance.
• Ensure that professional standards are maintained in relation to confidentiality, ethics and legislation.
• Participate in continuing professional development including in-service training, attending and presenting at conferences/courses relevant to practice, promoting and contributing to research etc. as agreed with the Occupational Therapist Manager.
• Engage in support/supervision with peer Senior Occupational Therapists and the Occupational Therapist Manager and participate in performance review.
• Participate in the practice education of student therapists. Actively participate in teaching /training/supervision of other Occupational Therapy and non-Occupational Therapy staff /students and attend practice educator courses as appropriate.
• Actively participate in risk management issues, identify risks and take appropriate action.
• Review and allocate resources within the designated area in collaboration with the Occupational Therapist Manager.
• Promote quality by reviewing and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service regularly, identifying changing needs and opportunities to improve services, in collaboration with the Occupational Therapist Manager.
• Develop and implement service/business plans, quality initiatives, audits etc. and report on outcomes in collaboration with the Occupational Therapist Manager.
• Assist in the organisation, maintenance and / or ordering of equipment and materials used in assessment and treatment.
• Engage in IT developments as they apply to service user and service administration.
• Keep up to date with developments within the organisation and the Irish Health Service.
Requirements:
• Bachelor of Science honours degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
• Ideally at least three years satisfactory post qualification experience.
• Car owner and clean driving licence
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