Occupational Therapist

Enable Ireland; Wicklow; On-site; EUR 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Long service reward

Maternity leave

Adoptive leave

Paternity leave

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland invites applications for a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist to join the team in mid-Wicklow, CDNT6 on a 1 year fixed-term contract. The role involves providing a range of occupational therapy services for children and their families within an interdisciplinary framework, across clinics, schools and community settings.

The ideal candidate will be registered or eligible for registration with CORU, with experience in child disability services and a commitment to family-centred

Qualifications

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by CORU.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of occupational therapy services for children (0–18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Deliver assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development.
• Work across clinics, preschools, schools, homes and community settings with a family-centred approach.

Skills

CORU Registration

Interdisciplinary Work

Team Collaboration

Child Disability Services

Tools

Assistive Technology

Job description

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2025.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking highly-motivated a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist to join our team in mid-Wicklow, CDNT6.

Contract Type: 1 Year Fixed Term Post

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €43,231 – €63,184 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 32 days per annum

Overview of the Post: Enable Ireland delivers children’s services through the Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Physiotherapy services for young people (0 – 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development. This will be delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for full list of duties.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• 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.
• 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.
• Eligible to work in the State.
• On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.

Desirable Criteria

• Post graduate work experience as a Occupational Therapist.
• Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
• Experience working with children with disabilities and their families.
• Any relevant post graduate training specific to child disability services.
• Experience in working with Assistive Technology.
• Post graduate experience in a public sector health service.
• Experience working on or completing a placement with a CDNT.
• Relevant voluntary experience working with children or people with disabilities.

Benefits

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Flexible Working
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Wellbeing benefits
• Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

Enable Ireland welcomes applications from candidates who will be eligible for Professional Registration in the coming months.

In the event that candidates are considered for appointment pending their Professional Registration, they may initially be appointed to an assistant grade post.

Closing date for applications: 5 November 2026 at 11am GMT.

Interview date: TBC

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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