Title of Post: Occupational Therapy Assistant, CUH
There are a number of permanent whole-time vacancy available in Cork University Hospital.
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Cork University Hospital from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.
Details of Service
Cork University Hospital (CUH) is the largest university teaching hospital in Ireland and is the only level 1 trauma centre in the Republic of Ireland – an accreditation given because of the very wide range of specialties delivered by the hospital – It services a wide range of specialties including Neuroscience, Cardiac Service, Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Renal, Internal Medicine, Vascular, Ophthalmology, Urology, Plastic Surgery, Maxillary-Facial, Paediatrics, Intensive Care, Oncology, Haematology, Burns.
Details of Service:
CUH is the tertiary referral centre for the HSE Southern area, and the supra regional area of Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny. CUH therefore acts as a regional centre for secondary and tertiary care for the catchments population of 550,000 served by the HSE Southern area and a supra-regional centre for a total a population of 1.1 million.
CUH is part of the HSE South West Region. The other acute hospitals within this group are University Hospital Kerry; Mercy University Hospital; South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital; Bantry General Hospital; Mallow General Hospital
Purpose of Post:
The Occupational Therapy Assistant's role will be to work under the direction and guidance of the Manager or supervising occupational therapist to support the provision of high quality patient-centred therapy services and to manage administrative duties, maintain hygiene and health and safety policies as appropriate.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant role is within the Early Supported Discharge Team for Stroke. This involves working with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists to provide treatment programs, to patients that have had a stroke, in their own homes.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant will also work on the Stroke Unit in CUH support the Occupational Therapy to implement treatment programs with inpatient staff.