DML Occupational Therapist, Senior

(Please note CV's will not be accepted . Ony Rezoomo online applications will be accepted)

Location of Post

There is currently 1 permanent vacancy available in the Eating Disorders Team, Steeple House, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

Informal Enquiries

Contact Sarah McNulty OT Manager for further information about the role.

Email: sarah.mcnulty@hse.ie

Phone: 0866075973

Details of Service

Adult Mental Health

The Adult Occupational Therapy Service currently provide services to the following clinical areas:

• Community Mental Health Teams

• Community Rehabilitation Teams

• Psychiatry of Later Life Teams

• Approved centre Psychiatry of Later Life Service

• Approved Centres (Acute Units)

• Eating Disorders Team

• Programme for the Homeless

• Acute Community Day Hospital

The Occupational Therapy service currently consists of Occupational Therapy Managers, Senior and Staff Grade Occupational Therapists as well as Occupational Therapy Assistants working across the mental health services. The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team and provide Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to service users within a designated clinical and geographical area. She/he will be responsible for supervision of a staff grade Occupational Therapist and development of the Adult Mental Health Occupational Therapy Service within their designated team. She/he will also work as a team member of the Occupational Therapy Service. There is a strong emphasis placed on supervision and continued professional development.

The OT will be an active member of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). A variety of occupational therapy models of practice are used within the OT department including the Model of Human Occupation. There is a significant focus on the use of occupation based interventions, individually and in groups, to support the Service User’s recovery.

The OT will carry a case load and will complete occupational therapy assessments & interventions looking at the impact of the person’s mental health difficulty on their occupational performance. As part of the MDT, the OT will be an active member in the weekly team meetings and contribute to the Individual Care Plan. OTs working in the service will be initially closely supervised and dependent on the individual therapists measured ability and experience to date.

Occupational Therapists are considered as key members of the multidisciplinary team and are included in evidence based CPD opportunities and detailed complex case discussions. They contribute to and lead out on service development initiatives both within their teams and in the OT department.

The OT will be supported and guided by an experienced OT manager who will provide supervision. Senior therapists will also provide supervision to staff grade therapists (depending on experience). Opportunity for peer supervision is also available. There are opportunities for departmental learning during the monthly OT meetings, CPD committee, Research Committees and a number of other service development initiaves that are supported by the OT manager.