Occupational Therapist, Senior Grade

Enable Ireland; Wicklow; On-site; EUR 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training opportunities

Generous annual leave

Flexible working

Pension

Long service reward

Job summary

Enable Ireland Wicklow Children’s Services is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join an interdisciplinary team across Centre, schools, special schools, preschools and community settings.

The role involves assessing, diagnosing and intervening with children 0–18, supervising OT students and staff, and ensuring high standards of service delivery. The post is permanent with 35 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Be registered, or eligible for registration, on the CORU Occupational Therapists Register.
• 3 years post-qualification clinical experience.
• Ability to provide professional/safe OT services across settings.

Responsibilities

• Work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team delivering OT services for 0–18 years.
• Assess, diagnose and intervene; contribute to service delivery and supervision across settings.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical supervision

Communication skills

Professional accountability

Education

CORU registration/eligibility

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 2026.

Enable Ireland, is an equal opportunities employer. We strongly advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking highly-motivated Senior Occupational Therapists to join our team in Enable Ireland Wicklow Children’s Services, CDNT5, Bray.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €63,313 - €74,947 pro rata per annum

Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days per annum pro rata

Overview of the Post:

To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing supports to children aged 0-18 years and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of occupational therapy services to include assessment, diagnostics and intervention to children with a range of disabilities, clinical supervision and participate in the ongoing service delivery. The post holder will be required to work across a variety of settings including the Centre, schools, special schools, preschools and children’s homes and community settings.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please See Job Description For Full List

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 (https://www.coru.ie/).
• Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience.
• 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.
• 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.
• Experience supervising Occupational Therapy Students and/or Occupational Therapy Assistants.
• Candidates must have current eligibility to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria:

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with children with disabilities (0-18 years).
• Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
• Relevant postgraduate training specific to children with disabilities (0-18 years).
• Hold a valid full driving licence for within the State/jurisdiction with access to own private transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area.

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

Closing date for applications: 29 November 2026 at 13:00 GMT.

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

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