Job Title: Staff Grade Occupational Therapist (Adult Mental Health) Location: Longford Contract type: 1 year contract, Full time, 35 hours per week.
Excel Healthcare is delighted to partner with a Community Adult Mental Health Team in Longford, seeking a CORU-registered Staff Grade Occupational Therapist to join their dedicated and compassionate team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a person-centred, recovery-focused service, supporting individuals with complex mental health needs to build independence, resilience, and improved quality of life within their community.
About the Role As a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role within the multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based interventions and supporting service users on their recovery journey.
If you're a passionate Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career, I'd love to hear from you.
Primary Duties: 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.
To be successful in this role, you will: BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent Hold full CORU registration Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience in mental health One year experience working in adult mental health, preferably.
Have experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team (highly desirable) High level of communication and interpersonal skills Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload IT skills/knowledge appropriate to the role Car owner, full drivers license.
If you are an Occupational Therapist looking to join a friendly, supportive team, we would love to hear from you.
What you need to do now: For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone Skills: Occupational Therapist Mental Health adults Community Mental health Occupational Therapist Job