Senior Occupational Therapist, Acute Stroke/ESD

The Senior Occupational therapist will have responsibility for the provision of a specialised inpatient and outpatient (where applicable) occupational therapy service for stroke. The stroke team covers; The Hyper acute stroke unit (HASU), dedicated stroke ward and Early Supported Discharge team.

The Occupational Therapy team includes; 1 Clinical Specialist OT, 2.5 Senior Occupational Therapists and a staff grade rotation. The Stroke OT team is closely linked with the neurology Occupational therapy service within the acute Hospital.

The OT sits as a valued member of wider MDT including, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Medical Social work, Dietetics, Speech and language, therapy assistants, nursing and medical. Their input is essential for national Stroke data, patient assessment, intervention, discharge planning and development of patient resources across the various services. There is opportunity to be involved in ongoing and new service development projects and research onsite with access to CPD and study leave.

The Early supported discharge team currently has 1 WTE OT and has been allocated another .5 position this will allow rotational opportunities for all seniors between the Inpatient service and the ESD team.

Clinical input will be required into the wider occupational therapy service as service demands require.

Informal enquiries can be made to: Laura Binions, Occupational Therapy Manager in Charge 3, 01-8034100, laurabinions@mater.ie or Orlaith McPhillips, Occupational Therapy Operations Manager, 01-854 5933, orlaithmcphilips@mater.ie