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Senior Occupational Therapist (Children with disabilities)

Negotiable Allied Health Professionals Laois

Excel Healthcare is seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic a dynamic, Child Disability Team in Portlaoise. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Occupational Therapist to further their career while becoming part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team dedicated to supporting children with disabilities.

The successful candidate will spend most of the time in the schools and return to base following the school day.

Role Purpose:

This Child Disability Team supports children with complex needs arising from a disability
This post’s primary purpose is to support children attending 2 Special Schools located in the Portlaoise area.

The role includes assessments, diagnostics, interventions, clinical supervision, and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities.

As a Senior member of the Interdisciplinary team, you will provide comprehensive Occupational Therapy services to children and families in the region.

This Interdisciplinary team includes Senior Occupational Therapists, Staff grade Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Senior & Staff Grade Speech and Language Therapist, and Senior Physiotherapists.

Clinical Supervision is provided by a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Organise individual and group caseloads, including assessments, interventions, and diagnosis for children (0-18 years) with disabilities such as physical, sensory, and learning disabilities, developmental delays, and autism.
  • Foresee potential challenges or competing priorities and take appropriate action to maintain service standards.
  • Foster a sense of accountability for budgets within the team, ensuring value for money.
  • Monitor, record, and report performance outcomes and service delivery statistics to meet targets.
  • Show innovation in managing resources to sustain and enhance service quality.
  • Provide line management and clinical supervision to basic grade occupational therapists, volunteers, and students as required.
  • Demonstrate sufficient clinical skills in occupational therapy assessment, intervention, and diagnostics to meet the specific needs of children with disabilities.
  • Offer occupational therapy services including assessment, intervention, clinical supervision, and ongoing care to children in the early intervention service.

Essential:

  • Be registered, or eligible for registration, as an Occupational Therapist with CORU.
  • Have at least 3 years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) post-qualification clinical experience
  • Hold full CORU Registration.
  • Experience working with children with disabilities, including physical, sensory, intellectual, and autism spectrum disorder.
  • Relevant postgraduate training related to child disability services.
  • Specific experience in assessing and supporting children with autism and other disabilities.
  • Experience in working with children with life-limiting conditions.
  • Previous experience in a Senior Occupational Therapy role.
  • Familiarity with assessments under the AON process.

What to Expect:

  • The chance to work independently and collaboratively, allowing you to make informed decisions that shape the care provided.
  • Extensive professional development, clinical support, and mentorship to enhance your career growth.
  • Joining a close knit and experienced expert Interdisciplinary team.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or by telephone +353 89 9455139

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