Job Title:
Occupational Therapist (Later Life Psychiatry in Patient)
Location:
Mullingar, Co
Westmeath Contract type:
1 year specified purpose contract, Full Time, 35 hours per week.
Are you a CORU registered Occupational Therapist passionate about supporting older people in the field of psychiatry?
If you're seeking a role that offers meaningful career development and the chance to make a genuine impact, this position is the perfect fit.
Join a team dedicated to enhancing the lives of older adults through compassionate and expert care.
Excel Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Occupational Therapist to join a Later Life Psychiatry in-patient team based in Mullingar, Co.
Westmeath.
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist with CORU registration and proven expertise to work with older adults in psychiatric care.
Take this opportunity to grow your career while making a real difference in the lives of others
Candidate:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Occupational Therapist to work as part of this dynamic team.
This is a friendly, supportive and proactive team with a culture of high standards of care and any successful applicant will need to be committed to maintaining this.
Primary Duties:
Be responsible for the maintenance of standards of practice of self and staff appointed to clinical / designated area(s) Be responsible for managing own caseload and for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes for service users according to service standard.
In conjunction with the Occupational Therapist Manager lead service planning by anticipating the changing needs of the service and service users Foster and maintain professional working relationships with colleagues, front line managers, and other healthcare personnel in the team Ensure the quality of documentation of all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, reports and discharge summaries are in accordance with local service and professional standards Communicate verbally and / or in writing results of assessments, treatment / intervention programmes and recommendations to the team and relevant others in accordance with service policy.
Participate in teams as appropriate, communicating and working in co-operation with other team members.
Attend clinics, review meetings, team meetings, case conferences, ward rounds etc.
as designated by the Senior Occupational Therapist.
To be successful in this role, you will: BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent Hold full CORU registration.
Positive approach to older people with mental health.
Previous clinical experience working in mental health with older adults ideally.
Passion for healthy ageing and empowerment.
Be committed to ongoing learning and development of your skills.
Have experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team (highly desirable) High level of communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload.
If you are an enthusiastic and dedicated Occupational Therapist looking to join a friendly, supportive team, we would love to hear from you.
What you need to do now: For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone .
Skills:
Psychiatry of later life occupational therapy Mental health