Staff Grade Occupational Therapist Panel Permanent & Fixed Term Contracts Full Time & Part Time Hours The Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision of a high quality person-centred Occupational Therapy service to designated clinical areas and will carry out clinical and educational duties as assigned by the Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapy 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 role.
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.
Arrange and carry out duties in a timely manner within settings appropriate to service users needs and in line with local policy / guidelines.
Participate in supervision with his/her supervisor (Senior Occupational Therapist).
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.
Eligibility Criteria:
Candidates must be CORU registered.
Candidates must have a qualification recognised and approved by the Occupational Therapist registration board at CORU.
Must have the clinical and administrative capacity to fulfil the functions of the role.
Closing date for applications is 1pm Friday, 7th February 2025.
MUH reserve the right to create a panel for this post from which permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies of a full or part time duration may be filled.
Mercy University Hospital (MUH) MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City.
We have over 1,500 staff providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through our inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services.
We are a teaching hospital, a centre of national and international excellence, and are renowned for our research and tertiary services.
Providing 24/7 acute surgical, acute medical and critical care, MUH now has multiple sites across the city and continues to expand.
We support staff development with approx.
100 promotions annually. We prioritise work life balance with 28% of our team working part time hours. We offer nationally agreed enhanced Salary Scales, Pension Scheme, excellent holidays, canteen, and Study Leave and Assistance. From Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team. And we live by our Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Justice, Respect and Team Spirit.