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Excel Healthcare is delighted to be recruiting a Senior Occupational Therapist (4-day week) to join a friendly Later Life Psychiatry Team based in Mullingar.

This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your leadership and clinical skills while truly making a difference in the lives of older adults navigating complex mental health needs.

Role

As a key member of this multidisciplinary team, you will lead and coordinate high-quality, person-centred OT interventions with a focus on recovery, engagement, and meaningful participation for older adults. A strong interest in working with older populations is essential-and experience in seating assessments would be a big plus!

Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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 standards
• Participate in the integrated discharge planning process in line with the HSE Code of Practice
• Be responsible for the day-to-day running of a designated service area(s) by supervising staff, prioritising and allocating work and promoting positive staff morale and team working in conjunction with the Occupational Therapist Manager
• 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 Occupational Therapist Manager
• Ensure that staff in the designated service area(s) arrange and carry out duties in a timely manner, within settings appropriate to service user’s needs, and in line with local policy/guidelines

Requirements:

• BSc in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent).
• CORU registered (essential).
• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in mental health or older adult care.
• A positive, compassionate approach to supporting older adults with complex needs.
• Previous experience in Later Life Psychiatry or Older Adult Mental Health is highly desirable.
• Seating and posture management experience (advantageous).
• Excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills.
• A proactive team player with strong organisational ability.

If you’re an experienced and compassionate Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step into a Senior role within a highly regarded Later Life Psychiatry team, we’d love to hear from you.

Please contact Charlene Cooke in confidence at or call 00353 89 945 5139 for more information.

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