Job Overview
The Senior Occupational Therapist Mayo Hospital role offers an exciting opportunity to join the Orthopaedics team at Mayo University Hospital. This permanent wholetime position focuses on delivering high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy services within acute orthopaedic care.
The successful candidate will play a key role in assessment, intervention, splinting, rehabilitation planning and discharge coordination for patients presenting with general acute orthopaedic conditions and older adults with complex needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for acute orthopaedic patients.
- Deliver evidence-based rehabilitation programmes tailored to individual patient needs.
- Design and implement splinting solutions with clear clinical rationale.
- Conduct cognitive and functional assessments, particularly for older adults with cognitive impairments such as dementia or delirium.
- Lead discharge planning in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Support safe transitions of care from hospital to community settings.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with HSE policies.
- Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Registration as an Occupational Therapist with CORU.
- Minimum 12 months’ satisfactory post-registration orthopaedic experience in acute settings.
- Minimum 12 months’ experience working in acute settings with older adults, including those with cognitive impairments.
- Demonstrated depth and breadth of clinical knowledge in acute orthopaedic care.
- Proven competence in splinting (candidates must bring a designed splint to interview and explain its clinical rationale within a case scenario).
- Strong multidisciplinary teamwork and communication skills.
- Commitment to evidence-based practice and ongoing professional development.
Salary, Benefits & Working Hours
- Grade: Occupational Therapist – Senior (Grade Code 3301).
- Salary: In accordance with HSE consolidated pay scales (February 2026 revision).
- Annual salary scale from €63,279 to €74,509 (pro rata for part-time, if applicable).
- Permanent Wholetime contract.
- Public sector pension scheme.
- Annual leave entitlements in line with HSE policy.
- Opportunities for continuous professional development and training.
Location & Employer Information
This role is based at Mayo University Hospital, County Mayo, within the HSE West and North West health region.
Mayo University Hospital provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital services and works closely with community and primary care teams across Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo, and Galway.
This position is part of the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.
Application Details
- Reference: 30MUH2026
- Advertisement Type: External
- Apply Online: Click here to apply
- Informal Enquiries:
Name: Gracia Gomez-Kelly, Occupational Therapist Manager
Tel: 094 9042393
Email: gracia.kelly@hse.ie - Candidates will normally receive at least two weeks’ notice of interview (this may be reduced in exceptional circumstances).
Last Day to Apply: 01 April 2026, 12:00 PM
