Role: Staff or Senior Occupational Therapist
Location: Carlow
Salary: € 43,122- € 73,048
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Hours: 37.5HRs Mon-Friday with a Hybrid Option
We are seeking an experienced Staff or Senior Occupational Therapist to become a key member of Children’s Mainstream Residential service in Carlow. This organisation has 9 units open, and the OT will be involved in supporting these services. You will work closely alongside the clinical MDT and Clinical Co-ordinator in the delivery of clinical services. Their core model of care is underpinned by Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP). Having Sensory Integration and Sensory attachment knowledge would be extremely desirable.
Key Responsibilities:
- Have clinical knowledge and experience working in the field of children and young persons with particular focus on children in care and relevant applicable occupational therapy interventions
- Carry out clinical duties to meet the occupational therapy needs of the client group and effectively time manage assigned clinical caseloads
- Assess the needs of the child/young person in relation to their occupational performance needs, in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team plan, and within the context of the child/young person’s relationships, living environment, social and school context
- Utilise and apply appropriate therapeutic approaches and models to effectively support children/young people presenting with child welfare/abuse symptoms and difficulties. Adapt the therapy and approaches required to effectively meet the needs of the child/young person, and steer and mentor the child’s support network throughout their journey
- Working as part of a multi-disciplinary therapeutic team, be responsible for the maintenance of standards of practice
Professional Requirements:
- Hold a CORU-recognized qualification in Occupational Therapy and be CORU Registered
- Currently working as an Occupational Therapist or meet criteria for this grade.
- A high level of clinical knowledge and evidence-based practice to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role within the multi-Disciplinary team to include undertaking therapeutic assessments and providing therapeutic services to children/young people in care
- The post holder will require a current driving licence and access to appropriate transport as the post will involve travel.
- The post holder to have awareness of children and young people’s participatory practice
- It would be desirable if the candidate had additional training and experience in sensory integration And/or sensory attachment
- Good knowledge of trauma informed practices/care
Benefits:
- Access to Personal Accident Cover *
- Death in Service Insurance Cover *
- Income Protection *
- PRSA Scheme *
- Maternity Payment *
- Compassionate Leave *
- Career Breaks *
- Debriefing
- Counselling
- Paid Attendance at both Internal and Mandatory Training
- Access to Childlink resource
- Team Building
- Individual Supervision
- Hospital Saturday Fund*
- Golf Society
- Sick Leave
- Company Nights Out
- *Subject to Terms & Conditions
To hear more about this role, call Roisin on 01-5134908 or apply today