The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.

HSE Dublin North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.

Community Healthcare Services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities, as close as possible to people’s homes.  Community Healthcare Services focus on keeping you well so that you can continue to live at home or close to home through our health promotion, disease screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. You can refer yourself to most Community Healthcare Services or through your GP, public health nurse, community mental health team, etc. Services include - Primary Care, Social Care - Older Persons, Social Care – Disabilities, Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing, Quality, Safety and Service Improvement.

HSE Dublin North East Region includes the following hospitals;

• Beaumont Hospital
• Cavan General Hospital
• Connolly Hospital
• Louth County Hospital
• National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
• Monaghan General Hospital
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Our Ladys Hospital Navan
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Rotunda Hospital

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS):

The Senior Occupational Therapist will work as part of a creative and recovery focused occupational therapy department with an OT Manager, Senior OTs and Staff Grade OTs across Louth and Meath CAMHS.

The CAMHS Service consists of 6 community teams, and two emerging specialist teams of CAMHS ID and CAMHS Hub service. There are opportunities across these teams for peer supervision and departmental learning.

• The Senior Occupational Therapist will work as part of a CAMHS Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
• The OT will carry a complex caseload and will complete occupational therapy specific assessment & intervention looking at the impact of the young person’s moderate to severe mental health difficulty on their occupational performance.
• As part of the MDT, the OT will complete some generic mental health work, such as initial intake assessments, and will hold a key working role.

The OT may be responsible for supervision of a staff grade Occupational Therapist and development of the Occupational Therapy Service within their designated team. There is a strong emphasis placed on supervision and continued professional development within Louth/ Meath Occupational Therapy Services in Mental Health.

1. Statutory Registration Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

• Candidates for appointment must:

(i) Be registered or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU (https://www.coru.ie) 

And

(ii) Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience.

And

(iii) Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

And

(iv) Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.

2. Annual registration

• On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU

And

• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC)

3. Health

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

4. Character

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

For more information, please see job specification: LM4901 - Senior Occupational Therapist, CAMHS - Job Specification