Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Community Care

Medforce; Dublin; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Multidisciplinary team support

Job summary

Medforce is recruiting an Experienced Staff Grade or Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Paediatric Primary Care Occupational Therapy Team serving Network 4 and Network 5 in South Dublin. The role offers the chance to work in a supportive, multidisciplinary community setting with a varied paediatric caseload and close collaboration with families, schools and colleagues.

The successful candidate will deliver assessments, develop individualised plans and provide education and home

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy (mandatory).
• CORU registration required.
• Senior Grade: minimum 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Paediatric experience essential.
• Strong communication, organisational and clinical reasoning skills.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention for children with developmental and complex needs.
• Support children in areas such as fine motor skills, sensory processing, self-care, school participation and functional independence.
• Develop and implement individualised intervention plans.
• Collaborate with families, schools and multidisciplinary team members (SLT, Physiotherapy, Psychology, Social Work).
• Deliver parent education, home programmes and school-based recommendations.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• Participate in team meetings, service development and clinical supervision.

Skills

Strong communication

Organisational skills

Clinical reasoning

Independent worker

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

CORU registration

Job description

Medforce is recruiting an Experienced Staff Grade or Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Paediatric Primary Care Occupational Therapy Team serving Network 4 and Network 5 in South Dublin. The role offers the chance to work in a supportive, multidisciplinary community setting with a varied paediatric caseload and close collaboration with families, schools and colleagues.

The successful candidate will deliver assessments, develop individualised plans and provide education and home