Job Opportunity: Senior Occupational Therapist
Location: Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Contract Duration: 1 year contract
Working Hours: 28 hours per week (4 days a week)
About the Role:
* You will work autonomously and collaboratively with team members providing services at clinical bases and within clients homes, as well as a range of other settings as appropriate.
* You will be responsible for managing the Occupational Therapy Service across the CAMHS services, using evidence-based and patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, which provide patients with the confidence, skills, and coping strategies required for independent living.
* The OT will carry a complex caseload and will complete occupational therapy-specific assessment & interventions.
* As part of the MDT, the OT will complete some generic mental health work, such as initial intake assessments, and will hold a key working role.
* The OT will be responsible for supervising a staff-grade Occupational Therapist.
Requirements:
* BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent qualification.
* Hold full CORU registration.
* Have three years of full-time post-qualification clinical experience.
* At least two years of experience working within Mental Health, preferably with CAMHS.
* Demonstrate an ability to manage and develop self and others in a busy working environment.
* Demonstrate the ability to work independently as well as part of a team and collaborate well with others.