Job Title: Staff Grade Occupational Therapist - Mental Health
Location: Tallaght, Dublin (Approved Mental Health Unit)
Contract Type: Full-time agency role, long-term
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: HSE-aligned Staff Grade Occupational Therapist pay scale
Approved Mental Health Unit, Full-Time Opportunity
Are you an Occupational Therapist passionate about mental health and recovery focused care?
This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to step into a well-supported, dynamic clinical environment where your work will make a meaningful difference every single day.
Excel Recruitment is delighted to partner with an Approved Mental Health Unit in Tallaght to recruit a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist for a full-time, long-term agency role. You'll join a highly experienced multidisciplinary team (MDT), where collaboration, development, and patient-centred care are at the heart of everything.
As a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist you will:
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Deliver person-centred assessments and interventions in an acute/rehab mental health setting
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Support service users to build independence, routine, and meaningful engagement
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Facilitate both individual and group therapeutic programmes
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Work collaboratively with Psychiatry, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, and AHP colleagues
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Play a key role in care planning, discharge, and recovery pathways
Key Responsibilities:
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Carry out occupational therapy assessments addressing functional ability, daily living skills, cognition, and social participation.
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Plan and deliver evidence-based, recovery-oriented interventions aligned with service user goals.
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Support service users to develop and maintain independent living skills, routines, and meaningful occupations.
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Contribute to group and individual therapeutic programmes within the unit.
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Work closely with Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, and AHP colleagues to ensure holistic care planning.
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Participate in discharge planning and transition supports where appropriate.
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Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with HSE and CORU standards.
Essential Requirements:
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BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy.
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CORU registration as an Occupational Therapist (or pending confirmation).
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Interest in or experience working in mental health settings.
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Strong communication, clinical reasoning, and teamwork skills.
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A person-centred, recovery-focused approach to care.
What's on Offer:
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Salary in line with HSE Staff Grade OT pay scales.
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Full-time, long-term agency position with strong potential for continuity.
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Highly supportive MDT and OT department.
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Opportunity to gain valuable experience within an approved mental health unit.
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Ongoing support from both on-site clinical leads and the agency team
What you need to do now:
For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 9455139.
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