Senior Occupational Therapist In Burns And Hand Therapy Service

The purpose of this role is to provide a high quality Occupational Therapy service to the children and adolescents under the medical specialities of Burns, Plastics and Orthopaedic Hands. The post holder will work as part of the cross-site CHI Occupational Therapy - Burns and Hand Therapy team with main clinical duties based within CHI at Temple Street. On occasion this may also involve travelling to other CHI sites to support clinics.

The post holder will work as part of the surgical Multidisciplinary Teams to assess and treat the following patient groups:

- Children with acute hand trauma managed both conservatively and surgically.

- Children with congenital hand differences

- Children with burns

Essential Criteria:

· Be registered as an Occupational Therapist by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU with the registration number listed on the CV or evidence of application being processed with CORU.

· At least 3 years’ full time (or an aggregate of 3 years’ full time) post qualification clinical experience.

· At least 6 months' experience in the assessment and treatment of hand and/or burn injuries in the clinical areas of Burns and Plastic Surgery or Orthopaedic Surgery. Experience from adult or paediatric caseloads suitable.

· Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of communication and professional skills) for the proper discharge of the duties of the position.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is Wednesday 27th November by 17:00. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Colette Slevin, Occupational Therapy Manager in Charge on 01 8784542 or colette.slevin@childrenhealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact recruitment@childrenshealthireland.ie