Occupational Therapist (Sensory)

Orchard Community Care; Sligo; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with increments

Supervision support

Income protection policy

Generous annual leave allowance

Comprehensive induction & training

Ongoing mentoring & CPD support

Higher Education bursary

Career progression opportunities

Flexible work schedule

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Orchard Community Care invites an Occupational Therapist to join our expanding multidisciplinary team across the West of Ireland, with hybrid working. The role involves assessments, planning and implementing services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, including sensory needs.

Travel to residential services nationwide is required. This is a full-time position (39 hours/week) with an emphasis on person-centred care.

Qualifications

• Hold an Occupational therapy qualification recognised by CORU.
• Be registered or in the process of registration by CORU.
• Experience with intellectual disability and autism.
• Ability to work in a self-directed manner using initiative and creativity.
• Proficient at managing records in electronic and hard copy format.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and recommend supports (person, activity, equipment, environment).
• Use standardized assessments for clinical reasoning.
• Plan, implement, and review treatment programmes with a person-centred approach.
• Manage risk and contribute to positive outcomes for individuals.
• Collaborate with individuals, frontline staff, families and the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Sensory Integration

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Documentation

Education

CORU-registered OT

Job description

About the Role

Working across Orchard Community Care (Disability) the Occupational Therapist will join our expanding multidisciplinary team to provide of a range of occupational therapy inputs, with an emphasis on sensory needs, to children and adults with an intellectual disability.
Reporting to the Social Work Team Lead, this role will be based from the West of Ireland, with hybrid working available.
The successful candidate will be expected to travel to our residential services nationwide.
This is a full time position working 39 hours per week.
Candidates must be self-driven, focused, highly motivated, creative, and experienced with a passion for engaging with the people we support.

Role Objectives

• Conducting comprehensive assessments of the individual’s needs and make recommendations on supports required i.e. person, activity, equipment and environment.
• Using standardized and evidence-based assessments to form basis of clinical reasoning.
• Assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing treatments / intervention programmes for individuals using a person-centred approach.
• Assessing all situations with a focus on managing risk and contributing towards positive outcomes for the individual.
• Collaborating with the individual while working in partnership with frontline staff / families / multidisciplinary team all other relevant stakeholders to identify and achieve goals.
• Promoting continuity of care using effective communication processes with frontline staff.
• Ensuring all records and technical data are up to date and available as required.
• Effectively managing own caseload.
• Forming strong positive working relationships across all areas of the service.
• Holding an appropriate and effective set of professional values and beliefs and behaving in line with professional standards as set down by relevant professional bodies.

Role Requirements

• Hold an Occupational therapy qualification recognised by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Be registered or be in the process of registration by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Candidates will have at least one year experience working with adults / children with intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries and autism.
• Ability to work in a self-directed manner using initiative and creativity
• Ability to gather and assimilate information in order to complete assessments and develop care and support plans.
• Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, report writing skills and be proficient at managing records in electronic format and hard copy.
• Ongoing knowledge of relevant changes and best practice in the field of intellectual disability.
• Sensory Integration experience.
• Must have valid Garda Clearance and valid Overseas Clearance (if applicant lived abroad for more than 6 months).
• Full Drivers licence with full eligibility to drive in Ireland & access to a vehicle.
• Be eligible to work in the state without restriction.

IND

Benefits to working with Company

• Competitive salary with increments
• Supervision support
• Income Protection Policy
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Comprehensive induction process & ongoing extensive training programme
• On-going mentoring and support
• Continuous Professional Development support
• Higher Education Bursary
• Career progression opportunities
• Flexible work schedule to accommodate both staff and the people we support
• Refer a friend initiative
• Orchard Values Award
• Working in a well-resourced environment with access to the multidisciplinary team
• Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their families