Senior OT stroke EOI

<h2>Overview</h2> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Post Title: </strong></p> <p>Senior Occupational Therapist (Stroke Service)</p> <p><strong>Post Status: </strong></p>EOI Stroke Senior Occupational Therapist <p><strong>Department </strong></p> <p>Occupational Therapy</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong></p> <p>Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9  </p> <p><strong>Reports to: </strong></p> <p>Line Manager Title:  Mr. Paul Bernard</p> <p><strong>Salary: </strong></p> <p>Appointment will be made on Senior Occupational Therapist scale (€63,279 - €74,509) at a point in line with Government pay policy.  </p> <p><strong>Hours of work:  </strong></p> <p>Full-time (1.WTE)</p> <p><strong>Closing Date: </strong></p> <p>April 4th at 5:00Pm</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Position Summary:</strong></p> <p>The successful candidate will deliver an integrated expert service to meet the occupational therapy needs of our inpatient wards. He/she will join an experienced team of occupational therapists and multi-disciplinary colleagues delivering our inpatient services. The post holder will work in a dynamic team that consistently deliver safe and effective care to a complex caseload. They will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to focus on service improvement work. He/she will work in collaboration with the occupational therapy manager and occupational therapists in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the wider service. The caseload will be based across more than one ward and there will be an expectation to be flexible and offer support/cover to any of the umbrella group services if required i.e. during periods of extreme demand, unexpected or unplanned leave. The OT manager welcomes informal enquiries to discuss this post.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>The Occupational Therapist should abide by the Code of Ethics of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland.</em></strong></p> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <p><strong>Principal Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Accountability:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The senior occupational therapist is accountable to the occupational therapy manager, Beaumont Hospital.</p> <p>Professionalism</p> <p>1. Represent the occupational therapy profession and promote the profile of occupational therapy throughout the organisation, nationally and internationally2. Demonstrate sound clinical reasoning based on experience and clinical expertise within the service area.</p> <p>3. Respect the values, beliefs and needs of patients and staff and include patients in decision-making processes as appropriate</p> <p>4. Support and delegate appropriately to occupational therapy staff working within the service area.</p> <p>5. Interpret standards of practice, as well as professional codes of conduct, professional and organisational policies ensuring they are incorporated into occupational therapy practice within the service area.6. Recognise when it is appropriate to refer decisions to a higher level of authority and include colleagues in the decision making process7. Promote initiatives in the service area that will ensure a high standard of professional practice development in line with improved patient care8. Demonstrate understanding and respect for the roles of all members of the MDT9. Keep up-to-date with developments within the service area in own organisation, professional body, nationally and internationally and apply to practice as appropriate10. Manage own work-life balance and support others (e.g. occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants) with same11. Contribute professional expertise to wider organisational initiatives/ committees/steering groups at local, national and international level12. Provide specialist support to the service area staff</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Managing a Caseload</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>1. Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills in completing occupational therapy assessments and interventions with patients referred from the service areas.</p> <p>2. Use advanced prioritisation and planning skills to ensure patients are placed on the appropriate pathway and the timely completion of onward referrals to other services</p> <p>3. Demonstrate an advanced proficiency in ability to screen and prioritise patients according to clinical needs using clinical reasoning skills and providing support to all occupational therapy staff working in the COE service areas.4. Prioritise and maximise effectiveness of intervention using available resources to ensure service demands are optimally met e.g. appropriate delegation to occupational therapy colleagues and occupational therapy assistant</p> <p>5. Ensure collaboration with other relevant MDT colleagues for complex patient presentation to ensure holistic approach to patient care6. Balance clinical demands with other responsibilities (e.g. research, administration, service development, teaching, CPD, staff supervision) through effective time management