St. Francis Hospice Dublin provides a comprehensive range of palliative care services for patients and their families living in North Dublin City and County.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative organisation that is committed to the delivery of first-class services to patients with life-limiting conditions and their families.

We’re looking for...

Occupational Therapist – Senior

Permanent – 35 hours per week 

(Raheny/ Blanchardstown)

The Senior Occupational Therapist will work as part of the Occupational Therapy team at St. Francis Hospice Dublin working in close collaboration with other multi-disciplinary team members across the different services (In-Patient unit, Outpatients and Day service and in the Community)

The person must...

• Be CORU registered
• Have a minimum of 3 years full time (or equivalent) recent post graduate experience, 1 of which must have been in a hospice setting/ acute hospital setting and/ or primary care
• Demonstrate a high level of competency in completing functional and seating assessments
• Demonstrate expertise in complex discharge planning and risk assessment
• Have excellent organisational, leadership and communication skills
• Experience in the areas of service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Experience providing professional supervision
• Evidence of continuing professional development, relevant to palliative care
• Full driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience with teaching and research.
• Experience in symptom management education