The Senior Occupational Therapist will work as a member of an Autism Specialist MTD Team to provide comprehensive Multidisciplinary autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnostic assessments and reports to children and their families residing in the Clare, Limerick, and North Tipperary areas. These assessments and reports will be conducted under the PSI guidelines for ASD assessment, and diagnosis will be given based on the DSM-V or ICD-11 criteria and will be delivered by a team of suitably highly skilled, competent and experienced clinicians. The MTD team will be comprised of a Senior Psychologist, a Senior Speech & Language Therapist, and a Senior Occupational Therapist.
The post holder will work across a variety of settings including home, clinic, and the child’s school.
The post holder must meet specific qualifications and training criteria, adhere to assessment protocols, and maintain clinical accountability overseen by the Head of Clinical Services. The assessment process follows a structured format, encompassing document review, clinical interviews, observations, and comprehensive reporting, with feedback sessions and an element of intervention recommendations provided to families and children as appropriate.
Applications from non-EEA qualifications or EEA qualifications of non-EEA nationals will be assessed in line with the processes of the validation unit of the Department of Health.
Requirements:
Professional:
* Hold a relevant qualification that is recognised and registered by CORU.
* Currently work as a Senior Occupational Therapist or meet the criteria of this grade.
* Have specific training and experience and certification of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADIR) and the Structured Play-based Assessment diagnostic (ADOS) tools.
* Have up-to-date training certification in GDPR, Children First, Consent, and Health and Safety.
General:
* Possess excellent planning and organising skills that will equip the post holder to deliver a quantum of assessments, reports, and feedback sessions within an agreed timeframe and within agreed key performance indicators.
* Services may be delivered across a range of settings including but not limited to clinic, home, education (including special educational placements), and community settings.
* Link directly with families and relevant professionals, make appointments and bookings as necessary, and complete the relevant sections of the diagnostic report.
* Maintain appropriate service user records and statistics in accordance with Resilience Healthcare requirements and local guidelines, Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Acts, and other relevant legislation.
* To work in a safe manner with due care and attention to the safety of self and others and to adhere to local and national Risk Management policies including reporting of incidents, accidents, and near misses.
* To comply with policies and procedures of Resilience Healthcare.
* To promote and deliver services within Resilience Healthcare’s family principles and within a model of trauma-informed care.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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