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Occupational Therapist (Adult mental health)

Negotiable Allied Health Professionals Offaly

Excel Healthcare are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join a Community Mental Health team in Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

We are looking for a CORU registered Occupational Therapists with demonstrable skills, enthusiasm and compassion to work with service users who have a range of complex mental health needs and who is focused on supporting service user to recover.

Candidate:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Occupational Therapist to work as part of this dynamic team. t is essential that the successful candidate has an interest in CAMHS. Bursting with Potential is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our service.

Role:

The Community Adult Mental Health Occupational Therapist will be an active member of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) in the community Team.

The primary occupational therapy model of practice used within the OT department is the Model of Human Occupation.

Primary Duties:

  • The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, will carry a case load and will complete occupational therapy assessments & interventions looking at the impact of the young person’s moderate to severe mental health difficulty on their occupational performance.
  • As part of the MDT, the OT will be an active member in the weekly team meetings and contribute to the Individual Care Plan and discharge planning.
  • As part of the MDT, the OT will complete some generic mental health work, such as intake assessment, this will be initially closely supervised and dependent on the individual therapists measured ability and experience to date.

To be successful in this role, you will:

  • BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
  • Hold full CORU registration
  • Ability to work with individuals/groups within a supportive environment.
  • Ability to present information and practical activity to groups and within individual sessions
  • Experience of working in Adult Mental Health, preferably.
  • 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
  • IT skills/knowledge appropriate to the role

If you are an enthusiastic and dedicated Occupational Therapist looking to join a friendly, supportive team, we would love to hear from you.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89-9455139

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