Senior Occupational Therapist

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND (BOCSI) – WEST REGION

TEMPORARY FULL-TIME SENIOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

ADULT SERVICES, GALWAY CITY AND COUNTY

JOB REF: 72824

The Role:

To coordinate and deliver Occupational Therapy Services to people with intellectual disabilities.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Occupational Therapy Manager or any person designated by the Therapy manager in his/her absence.

Works With:

• People supported and families;
• Multidisciplinary Teams;
• Area Managers, Service Co-ordinators, Team-leaders and Front-Line Staff;
• Educational, Health, Vocational and Community Agencies;
• Occupational Therapy Manager and Occupational Therapy Dept. Staff.

Qualifications:

Candidates must:

• Hold an Occupational therapy qualification recognised by the Occupational Therapy Registration Board at CORU, the regulator for Health and Social Care professionals in Ireland. See https://www.coru.ie/.

AND

• Be registered on the Occupational Therapists Register, maintained by the Occupational Therapy Registration Board at CORU.

A full clean driving licence and use of a car is an essential requirement of this post.

Experience:

Candidates must have at least 3 years post qualification occupational therapy clinical experience. Experience working in an occupational therapy role with people with a disability is essential.

Skills:

Candidates must demonstrate competency in applying theory, knowledge and skills of Occupational Therapy within the service area of people with disabilities. Flexibility and an openness to change are required. Fluency in verbal and written English and a high level of communication skills are essential.

Working Hours:

70 hours per fortnight based on a 5 day duty roster. Contracted hours are liable to change between the hours of 8am – 8pm as future service needs require and flexibility will be required in order to meet service needs. The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.

Annual Leave:

29 days per annum.

Remuneration:

Department of Health Senior Occupational Therapist (1st October 2024) – €62,038 x 8 increments - € 73,048 (max) pro-rata per annum.

Tenure:

The post is temporary, full-time and pensionable linked on a specific purpose basis to a permanent employee’s leave within the Services.

Travel/Base:

The person appointed must provide his/her own car and must furnish an indemnity from Insurers in favour of the employer. Travelling expenses at the appropriate rate will be paid in respect of travel necessarily performed in the discharge of duty. Service delivery will be in the Adult services in Galway. The office base for this position will be on the John Paul Services campus, Castlepark Road, Ballybane, Galway, H91 P897. This may be subject to change with service developments and needs.

Full Job Description attached

Informal enquiries to Anne Yore, Occupational Therapy Manager on 087 1315264.

Closing date for receipt of applications/CV online is 5pm, Friday 6thDecember 2024.

Interview for this post will be held on Wednesday, 18th December 2024.

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.