Occupational Therapist Senior Grade

Rezoomo; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Generous annual leave

Long service rewards

Maternity Leave pay

Adoptive Leave pay

Paternity Leave pay

Job summary

Enable Ireland is seeking a highly motivated Occupational Therapist - Senior Grade to join the CDNT 7 Tymon CHO7 team in Dublin. The post provides OT services for children and their families across a range of settings with an emphasis on family-centred care. The role requires CORU registration, post-qualification experience and a driving licence.

Permanent full-time contract with competitive salary (€63,313 - €74,947) and excellent leave entitlements. Closing date: 14th October 2026.

Qualifications

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the CORU Occupational Therapists Register.
• Three years post-qualification clinical experience.
• Experience with children aged 0–18 and their families.
• Experience in Assessment of Needs, equipment prescription and monitoring.
• Full driving licence with own transport.
• Current eligibility to work in Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Provide a range of Occupational Therapy services for children and families aged 0–18.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team across clinics, schools and community settings.
• Conduct ongoing assessment, intervention and service development.
• Maintain CORU registration and annual renewal as required.

Skills

CORU registration

Post-qualification experience

Pediatric occupational therapy

Assessment of Needs

Autism care experience

Supervision experience

Driving licence

Eligibility to work in Ireland

Job description

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep

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 a highly-motivated Occupational Therapist - Senior Gradeto join our team in CDNT 7 Tymon CHO7.

Contract Type: 35 hours per week

Contract Hours: Permanent full-time

Salary Scale: €63,313 - €74,947 per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata 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 Occupational Therapy 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

The successful candidate will have

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 aggregrate 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

Annual Registration

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

And

ii. Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the Enable Ireland

• Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience of working with children with a range of disabilities / developmental delay and their families.
• Experience in conducting Assessment of Need.
• Experience of working with children aged 0 – 18 years and their families.
• Relevant current experience prescribing and monitoring equipment based on children’s’ needs
• Full driving Licence with access to own transport
• Candidates must have current eligibility to work in the state.

• Relevant post graduate training specific to 0 – 18 years, such as Sensory Integration, Assistive Technology, Upper Limb Management of Tone, Splinting, Feeding, Postural Management, etc
• Relevant training and experience in the assessment and intervention of children with autism.
• Experience of supervising basic grade occupational therapists and/or students.
• 2 or more years working in paediatric services with children with a variety of disabilities and/or complex needs
• Experience in conducting Assessment of Needs assessments.

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

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

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 14th October, 2026 @ 12pm

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

• The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
• Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
• The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
• Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer