Occupational Therapist Panel (Staff Grade)
Occupational Therapist \- Staff Grade
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Temporary Contracts. Full Time Hours.
*Candidates completing their BSc Occupational Therapy in 2026 are welcome to apply*, and if successful at interview, would be employed at Occupational Therapy Assistant Grade pending CORU registration, at which point they will transition to Staff Grade Occupational Therapist
The Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision of a high quality person\-centred Occupational Therapy service to designated clinical areas and will carry out clinical and educational duties as assigned by the Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapy Manager.
Responsibilities Include:
- Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and review of treatment / intervention programmes for service users according to service standards.
- Manage own caseload in accordance with the needs of the role.
- Collaborate with service users, family, carers and other staff in treatment / intervention planning and in the provision of support and advice.
- Plan discharge or transition of the service user between services as appropriate.
- Document all assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, reports and discharge summaries 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 Senior Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Manager.
- Arrange and carry out duties in a timely manner within settings appropriate to service users needs and in line with local policy / guidelines.
- Participate in supervision with their supervisor (Senior Occupational Therapist).
- Comply with department procedures with regard to assessment, recommendation and provision of all assistive equipment / custom made devices.
- Keep up\-to\-date statistics and other administrative records as required within the Occupational Therapy Department.
- be CORU registered.
- have a qualification recognised and approved by the Occupational Therapist registration board at CORU.
- have the clinical and administrative capacity to fulfil the functions of the role.
MUH reserve the right to create a panel for this post from which permanent, fixed term and specified purpose vacancies of a full or part time duration may be filled.
Mercy University Hospital (MUH)
MUH is a growing voluntary hospital in the heart of Cork City. We have over 1,800 staff providing complex diagnostic, medical and surgical care through our inpatient, day patient, outpatient and emergency services.
We are a teaching hospital, a centre of national and international excellence, and are renowned for our research and tertiary services.
Providing 24/7 acute surgical, acute medical and critical care, MUH now has multiple sites across the city and continues to expand. We recently opened our Blarney Rehabilitation Unit, a post\-acute care specialist rehabilitation unit with 50 beds in Blarney, County Cork.
We support staff development with approx. 100 promotions annually. We prioritise work life balance with 28% of our team working part time hours. We offer nationally agreed enhanced Salary Scales, Pension Scheme, excellent holidays, canteen, and Study Leave and Assistance. From Cardiac Care to Intensive Care, our varied specialist services offer real career choice to our team.
We live by our Core Values of Compassion, Excellence, Justice, Respect and Team Spirit.
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