Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150
Best Employers 2024
.
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, Clinical Specialist (Postural
and Motor Management)
to join our team in
CHO 1 Cavan Children's Disability Network Team
.
Contract Type: 12 month fixed term contract
Contract Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary Scale: €67,546 to €78,728
pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.
Annual Leave Entitlement
: 33 days pro rata per annum
Overview Of The Post
To provide a high standard of occupational therapy service to support primary therapists and service users & families in CHO 1 Cavan including advanced and specialised work
Use clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the occupational therapy team and other staff, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload on the Children's Disability Network Team
To participate in ongoing audit and appropriate work-related research/ evaluation projects in areas relevant to the clinical field.
Acting as a positive and supportive team leader in their speciality with strong leadership skills.
Applying advanced specialist knowledge and skills in their area of specialisation.
Acting in an advanced clinical advisory role to own colleagues and MDT within own organisation.
Developing colleagues' knowledge and skills by facilitating decision making and collaborative client consultation.
Overview Of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc
Candidates For Appointment Must
Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
AND
Have five years full time (or equivalent) years post qualification clinical experience of which four years full time (or equivalent) must be consecutive in the required area of specialism.
AND
Demonstrate a proven record of clinical excellence.
AND
Professional Development and Practice
Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the required area of specialism, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses.
AND
All candidates must demonstrate achievement in the areas of clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, practice development, teaching and research.
AND
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
And
Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland
Be employed as a Senior Occupational Therapist
5 years' experience in the area of Paediatric (0-18 yrs) physical disability
Minimum of 5 years' experience working in the area of management of tone and posture
Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area
Applicants must be eligible to work in the state. Please review the criteria at the following link and ensure you meet the requirements before submitting your application
Available for immediate start
Desirable Criteria
Experience and/or training in clinical supervision.
Group work
Supervision of other staff and students
Occupational Therapy caseload management
Experience of delivering education and / conducting research
Experience in service development and practice standards development
Experience in coordinating clinics and leading and working at a consultative level in clinics alongside consultant and other lead therapists
Experience in managing databases such as upper limb splinting, Botulinum Toxin, etc. and conducting audits
Experience using upper limb functioning standardised assessments e.g. AHA
Experience using Prechtl and the HINE assessments
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
Excellent internal and external training opportunities
Generous annual leave entitlements
Flexible Working
Long service reward scheme
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
Wellbeing benefits
Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
Closing date for applications: Friday 9th January, 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.
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