Occupational Therapist Senior Grade in Dublin
- Salary
- €63,313–€74,947 / year
- Contract
- Other
- Sector
- Public
- Closes
- 14 Oct 2026
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 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.
Requirements
The successful candidate will have:
- 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/)
- Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience
- 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
- 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
- Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to 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 License with access to own transport
- Candidates must have current eligibility to work in the state
Details
Location: Dublin
Contract Type: Permanent, Full time
Contract Hours: 0.5 wte (17.5 hrs) allocated to each CDNT or 35 hrs
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
Documents & Campaign Information
Frequently asked
- What are the essential criteria for this role?
- The essential criteria include being registered or eligible for registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU, having three years full-time post-qualification clinical experience, having the requisite knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the office, providing proof of statutory registration, maintaining annual registration, having a minimum of 1 year post-qualification experience of working with children with disabilities, experience in conducting assessments of need, experience working with children aged 0-18, relevant current experience prescribing and monitoring equipment, having a full driving license with access to own transport, and having current eligibility to work in the state.
- What are the desirable criteria for this role?
- The desirable criteria include relevant postgraduate training specific to 0-18 years, relevant training and experience in the assessment and intervention of children with autism, experience supervising basic grade occupational therapists and/or students, 2 or more years working in paediatric services, and experience in conducting Assessment of Needs assessments.
- What are the benefits of working at Enable Ireland?
- Benefits include excellent internal and external training opportunities, generous annual leave entitlements, flexible working, a long service reward scheme, pay adjusted maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave, wellbeing benefits, and a pension.