Careers for Experienced Occupational Therapists

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team. As an Occupational Therapist, you will play a vital role in managing, planning, and delivering occupational therapy services within our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

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2. To have overall responsibility and be accountable for the standards of practice, and the development of the occupational therapy service within our organization.

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3. Have responsibility for the planning, management, and delivery of occupational therapy services in our organization.

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4. Maintain and develop professional standards (including quality assurance standards), guided at all times by evidence-based practice, practice-based evidence, and relevant research both within and outside the profession.

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5. Ensure professional ethics are adhered to in all aspects of service delivery.

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6. Govern and support a continuous quality-driven service in line with service owner safety and quality developments.

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7. Maximize the service owners' active involvement in the development of their care pathway.

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8. Continuous review of occupational therapy caseload management, having due course to safe, effective, and efficient service outcomes.

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9. Effectively manage their time and caseload to meet changing and developing service needs.

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10. Ensure work is undertaken within multidisciplinary team frameworks to support maximum benefit for the service user.

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11. Keep abreast of new developments, skills, and technology to initiate and respond to changes in the work environment e.g., data analysis, clinical audit, financial control management.

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12. Develop and review policies and procedures with regular audit and revision as required, in the light of changing service needs.

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13. Anticipate changing demands on service and respond effectively to these changes.

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14. Organize, conduct, and attend meetings, prepare reports, draft correspondence, and participate on committees as requested.

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15. The occupational therapist is responsible for the coordination of training and education for staff in occupational therapy.

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16. This training can be localized and specific to a particular service owner or group of service owners.

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17. Carry out all other duties appropriate to the post as may be assigned from time to time.

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Requirements:

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• Be registered as an occupational therapist by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.

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• Have a minimum two years full-time post-qualification clinical experience.

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• Maintains annual registration on the occupational therapists register maintained by the occupational therapists registration board at CORU.

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• Evidence of participation in continued professional development.

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• Holds a full clean driving license and access to a car.

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• Demonstrates competence and capability of undertaking the duties attached to the office.

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• Previous health service management experience

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• Experience working within the disability sector is an advantage

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• Have a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards as they apply to the role and to intellectual / disability residential, respite and day care services.

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• Excellent communication skills

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• Experience of service evaluation and planning

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• Evidence of the ability to achieve results through effective collaboration in a complex environment

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Benefits:

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary package, including annual leave and a working week of 40 hours per week.

Other Information:

All employees will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months, with an extension if required to 9 months.

Lotus Care will carry out Garda vetting on all new employees.

An employee will not take up employment with the company until the Garda Vetting process has been completed.

Lotus Care will seek up to two written references from current and previous employers.

The successful candidate must hold a Full Irish Driving License and be willing to Travel across our Services.