Overview
Occupational Therapy Service
Louth Hospitals has an established Occupational Therapy Service, 37.5 staff across three sites (Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda, Cottage Community Hub Drogheda and Louth County Hospital Dundalk).
Louth Hospitals Occupational Therapy department provides a wide range of acute, outpatient and rehabilitation services i.e. Medical, Neurology, Care of the Elderly, Frailty, Critical Care, Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Stroke, Surgical, ESD, Trauma, Hand therapy etc.
To work in conjunction with other team members in co-ordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the service user group and the objectives of the organisation.
The Senior Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision of a high quality Occupational Therapy service and will carry out clinical and educational duties as required.
A panel may be created from which permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part time duration may be filled. The tenure of these posts will be indicated at "expression of interest" stage.
Essential Criteria
Candidates must have at the latest date of application:
Candidates must on the latest date for receiving applications for the above post:
1. Statutory Registration Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc
(a) Candidates for appointment must:
(i) Be registered on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
Or
(ii) Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005, (see note 1 below*), must submit proof of application for registration with the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU. The acceptable proof is correspondence from the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU confirming their application for registration as a Section 91 applicant.
And
(iii) Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience of which at least one year must be related to acute care and frailty.
And
(iv) 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.
1. Annual registration
(i) Practitioners must maintain annual registration on Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU
And
(ii) Confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC)
1. Age
Age restriction shall only apply to a candidate where s/he is not classified as a new entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, A candidate who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age on the first day of the month in which the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office occurs.
1. Health
Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.
1. Character
Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.
Note 1*:
Section 91 candidates are individuals who qualified before the 31st March 2015 and have been engaged in the practice of the profession in the Republic of Ireland for a minimum of 2 years fulltime (or an aggregate of 2 years fulltime), between 31st March 2010 and 30th March 2015.
Post specific requirements:
A high level of clinical knowledge and evidence based practice to carry out duties and responsibilities of the role of OT in Acute and General Medicine.
Please see attached Job Spec for your review:
Senior OT JD COE Jan 2026