Senior Grade Occupational Therapist

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 2024.

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 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our teams in CHO6, Dublin South, currently based in Sandymount and Leopardstown.

Contract Type: Permanent, full and part time contracts.

Salary Scale: €57,771 – €68,385 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments).

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days per annum.

Overview of the Post:

To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an occupational therapy service and/or a special school (to be specified). This will include assessment diagnostics and intervention, clinical and performance supervision and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities attending our service. Services are provided to children aged 0 – 18 years with physical, sensory, and/or learning disabilities, and/or developmental delay.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please download the job description for this post to view a 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.

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

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.

AND

Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.

AND

Candidates must be eligible to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria:

Minimum 1 year post qualification experience of working with families and children with a range of physical disabilities/developmental delays.

Experience of working with children 0 – 18 years and their families.

Experience and/or training in clinical supervision.

Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in a children’s disability service.

Experience of multi/interdisciplinary team working.

Experience of supervising students/therapy assistants.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

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

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 on the Employee Benefits link below:

What now?

To apply, please download the job description and person specification from below for your information and complete the application form.

For queries relating to the post, please contact Alexandra Swift by email at HRSandymount@enableireland.ie

Closing date for applications: 6th May 2025

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.