Job description
Applications are invited for the above full-time permanent position. Location: Children’s Disability Network Team 5 (CDNT5), Rossecourt, Lucan. About the role Stewarts Care is seeking to appoint a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT5). The successful candidate will provide a high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy service to children and young people aged 0–18 years and their families. Working within the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People (PDS) framework, the post holder will work as part of an interdisciplinary team, with family-centred practice and the individual needs of each child at the core of service delivery. Responsibilities The successful candidate will: • Assess, plan, implement and review Occupational Therapy interventions based on the needs of children and their families. • Work collaboratively as part of the interdisciplinary Children’s Disability Network Team. • Contribute to Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) and support family-centred goal setting. • Manage and prioritise an appropriate clinical caseload. • Participate in the Assessment of Need (AON) process as required. • Undertake the Key Worker role where required. • Provide supervision and support to Occupational Therapists and students, as appropriate. • Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, governance, quality and safety. • Participate in service development, clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives. • Engage in continuing professional development, clinical supervision and mandatory training. Additional information €65,197 – €76,767 per annum/pro rata Salary and increments are in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales. Annual Leave 203 hours per annum/pro rata.
Requirements
Candidates must: • Hold a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy Studies or an equivalent recognised qualification. • Be registered with CORU as an Occupational Therapist. • Hold membership, or be eligible for membership, of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI). • Have a minimum of three years’ satisfactory post-qualification experience. • Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Professional qualifications obtained outside the Republic of Ireland, including the UK, must be appropriately recognised/validated by CORU prior to commencement of employment.