Occupational Therapy Assistant, University Hospital

Title of Post: Occupational Therapy Assistant, CUH

There are a number of permanent whole-time vacancy available in Cork University Hospital.

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

Details of Service

Cork University Hospital (CUH) is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland and is the only level 1 trauma centre in the Republic of Ireland – an accreditation given because of the very wide range of specialties delivered by the hospital – It services a wide range of specialties including Neuroscience, Cardiac Service, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillary-Facial, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oncology, Haematology, Burns.

Details of Service:

CUH is the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area, and the supra regional area of Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny. CUH therefore acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchments population of 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.1 million.

CUH is part of the HSE South West Region. The other acute hospitals within this group are University Hospital Kerry; Mercy University Hospital; South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; Bantry General Hospital; Mallow General Hospital

Purpose of Post:

The Occupational Therapy Assistant’s role will be to work under the direction and guidance of the Manager or supervising occupational therapist to support the provision of high quality patient-centred therapy services and to manage administrative duties, maintain hygiene and health and safety policies as appropriate.