Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist
Reporting To: Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Manager
Location: Cheeverstown, Templeogue, Dublin 6W
Details of Service: Cheeverstown provides supported living, respite, New Directions, and employment supports to adults with intellectual disabilities. Cheeverstown is a section 38-funded organisation.
Cheeverstown clinic is a multidisciplinary team of health and social care professionals working in social work, music therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, psychology, speech and language therapy and administration. We support people with their physical health, psychological health and social support needs. We offer a primary care type service for adults with intellectual disabilities who use Cheeverstown New Directions and supported living services.
Job Purpose: The purpose of the role is to support the provision of a high quality, person-centred occupational therapy service to adults supported by Cheeverstown.
The occupational therapy caseload consists of neurological, musculoskeletal, sensory, and orthopaedic conditions, as well as 24 hour postural management and seating clinics. The caseload also includes assisted technology clinics for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. The senior occupational therapist holds a key role in Cheeverstown’s falls management programme and in the environmental assessment of Cheeverstown’s current and future properties. The senior occupational therapist supports and trains staff within both the MDT and the wider Cheeverstown staff team.
Flexibility: In order to maintain the highest possible standards of care, Cheeverstown requires staff to be flexible in their duties and/or working hours.
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours, Monday-Friday. Specified purpose contract.

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