MUH-occupational Therapist Senior, / Teiripeoir Gairme, Sinsearach

Job Title, Grade Code

Occupational Therapist Senior, / Teiripeoir Gairme, Sinsearach

General Medicine, Scheduled & Unscheduled Care,

(Grade Code 3301)

Remuneration

The salary scale for the post is:

€62,038, €63,362 €64,726 €66,077 €67,430 €68,854 €70,353 €71,848 €73,048

New appointees to any grade start at the minimum point of the scale. Incremental credit will be applied for recognised relevant service in Ireland and abroad (Department of Health Circular 2/2011). Incremental credit is normally granted on appointment, in respect of previous experience in the Civil Service, Local Authorities, Health Service and other Public Service Bodies and Statutory Agencies.

Campaign Reference

01MUH2025

ECC Reference

M3272

Closing Date

12 noon Wednesday 5th February 2025

Proposed Interview Date (s)

Proposed interview dates will be indicated at a later stage. Please note you may be called forward for interview at short notice.

Taking up Appointment

A start date will be indicated at job offer stage.

Location of Post

Mayo University Hospital &/or St John’s unit Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar

There is currently one permanent whole-time vacancy available in General Medicine.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Senior Occupational Therapists, General Medicine Mayo University Hospital, from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

Name & Title: Gracia Gomez- Kelly, Occupational Therapist Manager

Tel: 094-9042393

Email:gracia.kelly@hse.ie

The Occupational Therapy Department MUH:

The Occupational Therapy team consists of a total of 12 staff members: 1 Occupational Therapist Manager, 1 Clinical Specialist, 6 Senior OTs, 3 x Staff Grade OTs and 1 OT Assistant based across two sites in Castlebar: MUH and St John’s Unit;

MUH is a practice Education site for NUIG undergraduate, UL post graduate and Dublin Trinity students primarily.

Services covered:

-Older People Services are provided by Home First (Emergency Medicine and AMAU and the Older Persons Assessment Liaison services –OPAL- at inusers of the service /ward level

-Acute Stroke

-General Medicine (MUH & St John’s)

-General Surgery including. ICU/CCU

-Orthopaedics (Trauma & Elective).

Depending of the post on offer, the Senior clinician appointed may work with the Medical users of the service in MUH or in St John’s Unit, Castlebar.

(S)he will aim to provide client centred OT interventions to enable participation and engagement in activities of daily living during and after discharge. This will be achieved by engaging the users of the service in the occupational task(s) that they want to, need to or are expected to do or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement.

Safety, flow and quality of the users of the service experience will be the key priorities of any the therapeutic interventions provided.

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