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Job: Staff Grade Occupational Therapist (Acute) – Care of the Older Persons Rehabilitation

Location: Dundalk
Contract Type: Full-Time, 35 hour week, Monday- Friday
Salary: Aligned with HSE Payscale

Excel Healthcare are currently recruiting a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist, to join a friendly, supportive, team within in Dundalk Hospital.

This is an excellent opportunity to build on your experience and advance your clinical skills within a dedicated Care of the Older Persons Rehabilitation service.

Recent graduates are welcome to apply – this is a fantastic opportunity to begin your career with the support of an experienced, encouraging team.

Job Purpose

As a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist in Care of the Older Persons Rehabilitation, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred occupational therapy services to older adults undergoing rehabilitation. You will play a key role in supporting patients to maximise their independence, functional ability, and overall wellbeing.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to the delivery of comprehensive rehabilitation programmes in a supportive and progressive clinical setting.

Duties

• Provide holistic occupational therapy assessment and intervention for older adults within a rehabilitation setting, addressing physical, cognitive, psychosocial and functional needs.
• Assess and promote independence in activities of daily living (ADLs), including personal care, transfers, domestic tasks and community activities.
• Complete functional and cognitive assessments, including mobility, perception, safety awareness, falls risk and capacity where appropriate.
• Develop and deliver individualised, goal-focused rehabilitation programmes in collaboration with patients, families and the MDT.
• Conduct comprehensive home assessments and visits to evaluate patients’ functional abilities, mobility, safety and ability to manage daily activities within their home environment; identify potential risks and barriers to discharge and recommend appropriate equipment, environmental adaptations, care support and practical strategies to promote independence and facilitate a safe and sustainable discharge home.
• Actively participate in regular MDT meetings and work closely with geriatricians, consultants, doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, dietitians, social workers, discharge coordinators and community teams, contributing OT expertise to assessment, treatment planning, risk management and complex discharge decision-making, while communicating patients’ functional progress, rehabilitation potential, risks and ongoing care needs.
• Provide education and training to patients, relatives, carers and other healthcare professionals regarding functional ability, equipment, falls prevention, energy conservation and safe activity.
• Liaise with external services to coordinate discharge, manage risks and facilitate continuity of care.
• Advocate for patients’ occupational needs, preferences, goals and rights throughout their rehabilitation journey.
• Prioritise and manage a complex caseload effectively, balancing urgent referrals, rehabilitation needs and discharge pressures within a busy clinical environment.
• Work in accordance with professional standards, organisational policies, health and safety requirements, confidentiality principles and relevant legislation.

Essential Requirements

• BSc in Occupational Therapy (or equivalent recognised qualification)
• CORU registration as an Occupational Therapist
• Experience working with older persons / geriatric rehabilitation (desirable – recent graduates are welcome to apply)
• Strong clinical reasoning and assessment skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Full driving licence and access to a car (desirable)

How to Apply:

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

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