Staff Grade Occupational Therapist

PE Global (UK); Dublin; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

PE Global Healthcare is recruiting a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist for a leading mental health hospital in South Dublin. You will join a multidisciplinary team to provide specialist OT services to older adults in a progressive clinical environment.

Applicants should hold an appropriate OT qualification, be CORU registered, and have experience working with older adults in mental health, psychiatry of later life, rehabilitation, or community services.

Qualifications

• Recognised Occupational Therapy qualification.
• CORU registration is required.
• Experience with older adults, ideally in mental health, psychiatry of later life, rehabilitation or community services.
• Excellent assessment, clinical reasoning and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to delivering person-centred, evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of OT clinical care in line with local and national standards and best practice.
• Undertake comprehensive OT assessments to identify residents' needs.
• Develop, implement, monitor and evaluate individualised treatment plans.
• Collaborate with residents, families and the MDT to set meaningful goals and care plans.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and discharge planning.
• Promote independence and recovery-focused practice.
• Maintain accurate clinical records per CORU standards.
• Engage in service development and CPD.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Person-centred care

Care planning

Geriatric care

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

CORU registration

Job description

Staff Grade Occupational Therapist – Older Persons Mental Health
South Dublin | Mental Health Hospital
PE Global Healthcare

PE Global Healthcare is currently recruiting a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist on behalf of a leading mental health hospital in South Dublin. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated multidisciplinary team providing specialist mental health services to older adults in a supportive and progressive clinical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver the highest standard of Occupational Therapy clinical care in line with local and national standards, policies, and best practice guidelines.
• Undertake comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments to identify residents’ and patients’ functional, cognitive, emotional, and occupational needs.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate individualised treatment and intervention programmes based on clinical assessment and professional judgement.
• Collaborate with residents, families, carers, and the wider multidisciplinary team to establish meaningful, person-centred goals and care plans.
• Participate actively in multidisciplinary team meetings, contributing to assessment, care planning, discharge planning, and ongoing clinical review.
• Promote independence, engagement in meaningful occupations, and recovery-focused practice.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and professional clinical records in accordance with CORU standards and organisational policies.
• Participate in service development, quality improvement initiatives, clinical audits, and continuing professional development.

Essential Requirements

• A recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with CORU.
• Experience working with older adults, preferably within mental health, psychiatry of later life, rehabilitation, or community services.
• Excellent assessment, clinical reasoning, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to delivering person-centred, evidence-based care.