Senior Occupational Therapist, General Medicine

The senior occupational therapist will have responsibility for the provision of specialised inpatient +/- outpatient (where applicable) occupational therapy service for the General Medicine Service. The therapist will work in this clinical area encompassing the development of the General Medicine Service which encompasses the following specialities; acute medicine, Oncology, haematology, Cardiology, Gastrointestinal, Metabolic Disease, dermatology, infectious disease, respiratory, renal and palliative care. Clinical input may be required into other speciality services from time to time or in offsite Mater facility.

The senior therapist will determine a discharge plan and appropriate follow-up arrangements with relevant services.

The senior therapist will participate in the management of the occupational therapy service as a member of the senior occupational therapy team in collaboration with the occupational therapy manager.

The senior therapist will analyse service demands and develop the service with other HSCP members in line with evolving requirements.

The senior therapist will undertake highly skilled and specialised assessment and intervention as part of the occupational therapy process. These include but are not limited to assessment and intervention related to:

• Activities of daily living
• Cognitive perception
• Postural management and positioning
• Sensorimotor function of the upper limb
• Delirium
• Management of Falls
• Discharge Planning

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