Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist: Neuroscience Service in Dublin
- Salary
- €72,119–€83,689 / year
- Contract
- Other
- Sector
- Public
- Closes
- 23 Oct 2026
About the Role
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist: Neuroscience Service
Dublin, Ireland
Special Purpose, Full time
€ 72,119 - 83,689
Fluent English
Closing date: 22 October 2026 23:45
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is leading on the clinical and operational transformation of acute paediatric healthcare and consists of hospitals at Crumlin, Temple Street and Tallaght as well as an Urgent Care Centre at Connolly hospital in Blanchardstown.
The post holder will primarily support, develop and lead the neurosciences OT service whilst providing a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to the patients accepted by the service. Children and families referred within CHI at Temple Street will be received from the Neurosurgery, Neuro-rehabilitation, and Neurology teams.
The post holder will maintain appropriate clinical and leadership competencies to work across the neurosciences, whilst supporting junior members of staff to carry out their clinical duties. The post holder will provider supervisory roles to team members of the Neuroscience OT Team and the Spina Bifida OT team. The post holder will offer understanding of the neurosciences OT services and will support its on-going development in conjunction with the wider MDTs, service changes and CHI Integration, ahead of the move to the NCH.
The post holder will also provide clinical services to complex children and young person’s attending in-patient services including those attending as a result of a brain tumour, traumatic brain injury, and neurological disorders or those under investigation due to neurological presentations. The role encompasses supporting the neuro-rehabilitation of children during their stay in CHI @ Temple Street and supporting their safe onward discharge to home, other CHI sites, and community or specialised centres.
The therapist will work within the OT department of CHI Temple Street and will support service developments. The post-holder will contribute to departmental cross cover as directed by the OT Manager and will deputise for the site manager when required.
Requirements
- Be registered on the Occupational Therapists board at CORU, or pending completion of registration to be able to commence post by January 2027
- Have five years full-time (or aggregate of five years) post-registration qualification; of which four years full-time (or aggregate) post registration qualification clinical experience must be in the required area of specialism (e.g. neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-rehabilitation AND including sufficient experience in an acute setting related to this area of specialism)
- Demonstrate a proven record of clinical excellence in specialist area
- Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development relevant of the required area of specialism, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses
- Demonstrate achievement in the areas of clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, practice development, teaching and research
- Demonstrate evidence of having supervised junior staff members and/or students
Details
Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above are met.
The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.
Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.
The closing date for submissions of CVs and cover letter is Thursday, 22nd October 2026 by 23:45 pm
Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.
Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.
How to Apply
For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Colette Slevin, Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy Service, 01 8784542, [email protected] or Sinead Leahy OT Manager, CHI Crumlin, 01 8786788, [email protected]
For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Specialist Victoria Gsamelova [email protected]
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Frequently asked
- What are the essential requirements for this role?
- The essential requirements for this role are: Be registered on the Occupational Therapists board at CORU, or pending completion of registration to be able to commence post by January 2027; Have five years full-time (or aggregate of five years) post-registration qualification; of which four years full-time (or aggregate) post registration qualification clinical experience must be in the required area of specialism (e.g. neurology, neurosurgery, neuro-rehabilitation AND including sufficient experience in an acute setting related to this area of specialism); Demonstrate a proven record of clinical excellence in specialist area; Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development relevant of the required area of specialism, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses; Demonstrate achievement in the areas of clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, practice development, teaching and research; Demonstrate evidence of having supervised junior staff members and/or students.
- What is the salary for this role?
- The salary for this role is €72,119–€83,689 per year.
- What is the closing date for applications?
- The closing date for applications is 22 October 2026 by 23:45.
- How do I apply for this role?
- Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’. Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.
- Who can I contact for informal enquiries about this role?
- For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Colette Slevin, Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy Service, 01 8784542, [email protected] or Sinead Leahy OT Manager, CHI Crumlin, 01 8786788, [email protected]