Job Title: Occupational Therapist Psychiatry of Older Adults Location: Mullingar, Co. Westmeath Contract type: 1 year specified purpose contract, Full Time, 35 hours per week.
Are you a CORU-registered Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding career in psychiatry for older adults?
This is your chance to make a real impact while advancing your professional growth
Excel Recruitment are recruiting a Staff grade Occupational Therapist to join a Later Life Psychiatry in-patient team based in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.
Support older adults in psychiatric care and enhance their quality of life
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.
Excel Recruitment is actively seeking a dedicated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join a leading healthcare team.
This is an incredible opportunity to build your career while making a difference in the lives of older adults.
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 elderly care Occupational Therapy