Occupational Therapist – Irish Prison Service, Dublin
The IPS Occupational Therapy Service is a recently established national service.
Working as part of a broad multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) across both Mountjoy and Cloverhill Prisons, as an Occupational Therapist, you will provide a bio-psycho-social, integrated, layered model of care as well as being strengths-based, recovery focused and balances this with the principles of Risk, Need and Responsivity (RNR).
The service accepts referrals for a broad range of mental health needs and provides individualised, evidence-based assessment and interventions with clients, which with excellent Continuing Professional Development opportunities for all staff members.
The role will include, but is not limited to, holding and managing a clinical caseload, working alongside local prison services to deliver the highest quality intervention and will offer appropriate supervision and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Essential Qualifications and Competencies
Candidates must
· Hold a recognised qualification as an Occupational Therapist along with CORU registration.
· Ideally have some post qualification experience working within a mental health or forensic setting, placement experience will be considered.
Desirable:
· Experience of working with adult male clients reflecting a wide range of clinical presentations with mental health needs and/or offence related needs.
· Experience of completing detailed Occupational Therapy assessment, case formulation, risk management, intervention and evaluation in mental health role/setting.
· Experience of/training in delivering evidence informed mental health interventions.
· Capacity to work cooperatively as part of the Occupational Therapy team and other services.
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
· Proficient computer skills
· Permission to work in Ireland
For further information, please contact Brian Murray on 1 / or email