Occupational Therapist – Acute
Medforce are proud to partner with a client based in Louth who offer acute services and rehabilitation with care of the elderly.
The Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision of a high quality person-centred Occupational Therapy service to a designated clinical area(s) and will carry out clinical and educational duties as assigned by the Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager.
Responsibilities:
* Be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and review of treatment / intervention programmes for service users according to service standards.
* Manage own caseload in accordance with the needs of the post.
* Collaborate with service users, family, carers and other staff in treatment / intervention planning and in the provision of support and advice.
* Plan discharge or transition of the service user between services as appropriate.
* Document all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, reports and discharge summaries 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 Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager.
* Seek advice and assistance from his / her supervisor / manager with any assigned cases or issues that prove to be beyond the scope of his / her professional competence in line with principles of best practice and clinical governance.
* Ensure that professional standards are maintained in relation to confidentiality, ethics and legislation.
* Operate within the scope of Occupational Therapy practice within Ireland and in accordance with local guidelines.
* Will adhere to the Ethics for Occupational Therapists from CORU and the AOTI.
Minimum Requirements:
* Be CORU registered.
* Have a recognised occupational Therapist qualification.
* Experience ideally within an acute environment.
* Participate in mandatory training programmes.
* Participate in continuing professional development including in-service training, attending and presenting at conferences / courses relevant to practice, promoting and contributing to research etc. as agreed with the Occupational Therapist Manager.
* Engage in support / supervision with Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager and participate in performance review.
* Participate in the practice education of student therapists. Actively participate in teaching / training / supervision of other Occupational Therapy and non-Occupational Therapy staff / students and attend practice educator courses as appropriate.
* Comply with department procedures with regard to assessment, recommendation and provision of all assistive equipment / custom made devices.
* Keep up-to-date statistics and other administrative records as required within the Occupational Therapy department.
* Assist in the organisation, maintenance and / or ordering of equipment and materials used in assessment and treatment.
* Carry out other duties as assigned by the Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager.
To apply click below or contact jreid@medforce.ie
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