Senior Occupational Therapist in County Donegal

About the Role

Senior Occupational Therapist
Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland
Permanent, Full time
€65,197 - 76,767

Integrated Healthcare Area Donegal provides a broad range of services which includes Primary Care, Social Inclusion, Social Care, Mental Health and Health & Wellbeing Services. These services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities, as close as possible to people’s homes.

The HR Department is responsible for the delivery and implementation of a range of generalist HR services within IHA Donegal and the provision of advice and guidance on HR issues in order to support the IHA in the achievement of its business objectives.

HR provides support and guidance to all IHA Donegal staff and managers, to include matters relating but not exclusive to recruitment and selection, contracts, remuneration, grievances and other HR / Industrial Relation matters.

The HR Department for Donegal provides HR support to approximately 3,400 staff.

Requirements

Candidates must have at the latest date of application:

• Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.

(a) Candidates for appointment must:

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience.
• Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
• Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.

(i) On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.

(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

A high level of clinical knowledge and evidence based practice to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the senior role in the clinical area/s chosen. There should also be evidence of completion of CPD which is relevant to the clinical area chosen.

Demonstration of a depth and breadth of experience for the care group relevant to the roles available. The following Care Groups will form part of the interview process within this campaign.

• Care Group 5 (Primary & Social Care) = Paediatrics (Primary Care)
• Care Group 6 (Primary & Social Care) = Adult and Older Persons (Primary Care)
• Care Group 7 (Primary Care) = Adult and Older Persons including Residential Care (Social Care)