MUH - Occupational Therapist Senior, Teiripeoir Gairme, Sinsearach General Medicine, Scheduled & Unscheduled Care

Job Title, Grade Code

Occupational Therapist Senior, Teiripeoir Gairme, Sinsearach General Medicine, Scheduled & Unscheduled Care

(Grade Code 3301)

Remuneration

The salary scale for the post is: 01/03/2025

€63,279 €64,629 €66,021 €67,399 €68,779 €70,231 €71,760 €73,285 €74,509

New appointees to any grade start at the minimum point of the scale. Incremental credit will be applied for recognised relevant service in Ireland and abroad (Department of Health Circular 2/2011). Incremental credit is normally granted on appointment, in respect of previous experience in the Civil Service, Local Authorities, Health Service and other Public Service Bodies and Statutory Agencies.

Campaign Reference

52MUH2025

ECC Reference

M3471

Closing Date

12 Noon Tuesday 1st of July 2025

Proposed Interview Date (s)

Interviews will be held Friday 25th July 2025.

Taking up Appointment

A start date will be indicated at job offer stage.

Location of Post (s)

Mayo University Hospital &/or St John’s unit Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar

For any upcoming permanent or temporary whole-time vacancies that may arise in the General Medical Directorate MUH including the Emergency Department and other front door MUH services and St John’s Unit.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Senior Occupational Therapists, General Medicine Mayo University Hospital, from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

We Welcome Enquiries

Name & Title: Gracia Gomez- Kelly, Occupational Therapist Manager

Tel: 094-9042393

Email:Gracia.Kelly@hse.ie

Or

Name & Title: Denise Carty, Clinical Specialist

Telephone: 094-9041331

Email:denise.cathy8@hse.ie

The Occupational Therapy Department MUH:

The Occupational Therapy team consists of a total of 13 members: 1 Occupational Therapist Manager, 1 Clinical Specialist, 7 Senior OTs, 3 x Staff Grade OTs and 1 OT Assistant based across two sites in Castlebar: MUH and St John’s Unit;

MUH is a practice Education site for NUIG undergraduate, UL post graduate and Dublin Trinity students primarily.

Services covered:

-General Medicine (MUH & St John’s)

-Older People Services are provided by Home First (Emergency Medicine/AMAU/ Unscheduled care) and the Older Persons Assessment Liaison services –OPAL

-Acute Stroke

-General Surgery including ICU/CCU

-Orthopaedics (Trauma & Elective).

Depending of the post(s) on offer, the Senior clinician appointed may work with the Medical in-patients in MUH or in St John’s Unit, Castlebar.

(S)he will aim to provide client centred OT interventions to enable participation and engagement in activities of daily living during and after discharge. This will be achieved by engaging the users of the service in the occupational task(s) that they want to, need to or are expected to do or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement.

Safety, quality of experience and discharge planning and will be the key priorities of any the therapeutic interventions provided

Completed Applications Forms to be returned by REZOOMO only.

Please ensure you read the instructions for the completion of this Application Form and complete all areas, in full. Failure to complete all areas of the Application Form will result in you not being brought forward to the interview stage of the selection process.

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Additional Information - Supporting you through the Recruitment Journey:

There is an eLearning programme to guide and support people in applying for roles in the HSE, from the initial application through to the interview itself.

The programme is available to existing HSE staff on HSeLanD by searching for ‘Getting a Job in the HSE’ and external candidates can access the modules on https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs/recruitment-process/.

Module 1 will help you recognise the main elements of HSE recruitment processes, feel confident in completing the application form in a way that puts you in the best position for getting a job, and avoid some of the common mistakes that people sometimes make in filling out an application form.

Module 2 is about the interview process, providing practical ways to prepare for an interview and help manage interview anxiety.

Finally, Module 3 gives you a chance to conduct an actual practice interview and evaluate it afterwards.