Occupational Therapist Senior Grade in Dublin

About the Role

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, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

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 Occupational Therapist - Senior Grade to join our team in CDNT 7 Tymon CHO7.

Contract Type: 35 hours per week

Contract Hours: Permanent full-time

Salary Scale: €63,313 - €74,947 per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum

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 Therapy 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.

Please see Job Description for full list of duties and responsibilities.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

i. 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

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

And

iii. 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

iv. 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

i. On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU

And

ii. Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the Enable Ireland

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

Experience in conducting Assessment of Need.

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

Relevant current experience prescribing and monitoring equipment based on children’s’ needs

Full driving Licence with access to own transport

Candidates must have current eligibility to work in the state.

Desirable Criteria:

· Relevant post graduate training specific to 0 – 18 years, such as Sensory Integration, Assistive Technology, Upper Limb Management of Tone, Splinting, Feeding, Postural Management, etc

· Relevant training and experience in the assessment and intervention of children with autism.

· Experience of supervising basic grade occupational therapists and/or students.

· 2 or more years working in paediatric services with children with a variety of disabilities and/or complex needs

· Experience in conducting Assessment of Needs assessments.

Details

Location: Dublin

Contract Type: Permanent full-time

Salary: €63,313–€74,947 per year

Closing date: 14 Oct 2026

How to Apply

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 14th October, 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.