Description:
This Occupational Therapist position is a rotational post, delivering Occupational Therapy services to in-patients and out-patients attending the range of specialities in Beaumont Hospital. There is a strong ethos on developing high quality therapists with excellent clinical skills. Staff Grade rotations occur every 6 months with the following rotations available:
1. Acute Medicine – Medical
Acute Medicine – Medical Rehabilitation
2. Acute Medicine – Surgical
3. Emergency Department: Frailty Intervention Therapy (FIT) Team
4. Neurosurgery and Critical Care
5. In-Patient Orthopaedics and Vascular
6. Out-Patient Hand Therapy
7. Specialist Geriatric Wards
8. St Joseph’s Rehabilitation Unit
9. Stroke
Accountability
The Occupational Therapist is accountable to the Occupational Therapy Manager
This permanent Occupational Therapist position is a rotational post, delivering Occupational Therapy services to in-patients and out-patients attending the range of specialities in Beaumont Hospital.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
DUTIES
A. Clinical/Professional
- To deliver an Occupational Therapy service of the highest possible clinical standard
- To be directly responsible for the Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment of
patients on your caseload
- To liaise and communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team members
- To maintain accurate records in line with best clinical governance, organisational
requirements and the Freedom of Information Act
- To be responsible for supervision of Occupational Therapy Assistants as required
- To develop skills in the specified clinical area and act as a resource for other staff grade occupational therapists
- To support occupational therapy colleagues and to maintain / develop professional standards and good working practice
- To undertake and participate in clinical audit as required
- To participate in research projects as required
- To ensure positive representation of the Occupational Therapy Service at all times
- To develop protocols and clinical care pathways where appropriate
- To be responsible for the direct supervision of Occupational Therapy Students or students of other disciplines assigned to the clinical area/department for training
- To be responsible for daily administration duties and overall management of caseload
- To attend and participate in ward rounds / case conferences and / or team meetings as required
- To assist with caseload for Occupational Therapy students as needed
- To comply with all relevant statutory, local and hospital regulations and policies at all times
- To submit monthly patient statistics and other statistical information as required to the Occupational Therapy Manager
- To participate in relevant service planning activities to ensure, in consultation and agreement with the Occupational Therapy Manager, that the Occupational Therapy service provided is client-centred and meets patient need
- To adhere to the Department’s annual leave policy
- To notify the Occupational Therapy Manager of sickness or annual leave in accordance with the hospital / Occupational Therapy Department policy
- To deputise, where required, for Senior Occupational Therapy staff, undertaking specified duties in their absence
- To participate in the management of occupational therapy stock and equipment
- To engage in IT developments as required
- To keep up to date with developments within the organisation and the Irish Health Service
- To promote good team working and a culture that values diversity
- To maintain such records and prepare such reports as may be required by the Occupational Therapy Manager
B. Education and Training
- To participate in mandatory training programmes
- To participate in all activities included in the Department’s continuing professional development framework e.g. personal study, in-service training, attending and presenting at conferences / courses relevant to practice, contributing to research etc. as agreed by the Occupational Therapy Manager
- To keep abreast of current developments and their implications for clinical practice
- To participate in professional supervision, individual feedback meetings and any
- other review meetings required as part of the department’s performance
- management framework
- To participate in and play a key role in the practice education of student therapists
- To engage in teaching / training / supervision of other Occupational Therapy and non-Occupational Therapy staff / students and attend practice educator courses as appropriate
- To maintain an environment conducive to learning
- To promote and engage in inter-disciplinary learning opportunities