Occupational Therapist Staff Grade

Enable Ireland; Navan, Slane; Hybrid; EUR 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Annual leave

Long service reward

Maternity leave adjustments

Adoptive leave

Paternity leave

Job summary

Enable Ireland invites applications for an Occupational Therapist – Staff Grade in CHO 8 Meath, Navan. The post is a permanent full-time role (35 hours per week) delivering OT services to children and families, across clinics, schools and community settings.

The successful candidate must be registered (or eligible) with CORU, provide proof of registration, and have postgraduate experience with children and families in disability services. Closing date: 5 November 2026.

Qualifications

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by CORU.
• Provide proof of Statutory Registration on CORU before a contract of employment can be issued
• Postgraduate experience of working with children and families in a community based setting.
• Post graduate experience working in disability services for a minimum of 6 months

Responsibilities

• Deliver a range of Occupational Therapist services for young people (0–18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework.
• Conduct assessment and intervention, provide clinical supervision and contribute to service development.
• Deliver services across settings including clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

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 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 a highly-motivated Occupational Therapist – Staff Grade to join our team in CHO 8 Meath, CDNT 5 Navan / Slane.

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time

Contract Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

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

Annual Leave Entitlement: 32 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 Therapist 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.
• Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area

• Postgraduate experience of working with children and families in a community based setting.

• Post graduate experience working in disability services for a minimum of 6 months

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

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

What now?

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: Thursday 5th November 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