Job Title:Senior Occupational Therapist Reporting To:Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Manager Location: Cheeverstown, Templeogue, Dublin 6W Details of Service: Cheeverstown provides supported living, respite, New Directions, and employment supports to adults with intellectual disabilities.
Cheeverstown is a section 38-funded organisation.
Cheeverstown clinic is a multidisciplinary team of health and social care professionals working in social work, music therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pharmacy, psychology, speech and language therapy and administration.
We support people with their physical health, psychological health and social support needs.
We offer a primary care type service for adults with intellectual disabilities who use Cheeverstown New Directions and supported living services.
Job Purpose: The purpose of the role is to support the provision of a high quality, person-centred occupational therapy service to adults supported by Cheeverstown.
The occupational therapy caseload consists of neurological, musculoskeletal, sensory, and orthopaedic conditions, as well as 24 hour postural management and seating clinics.
The caseload also includes assisted technology clinics for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.
The senior occupational therapist holds a key role in Cheeverstowns falls management programme and in the environmental assessment of Cheeverstowns current and future properties.
The senior occupational therapist supports and trains staff within both the MDT and the wider Cheeverstown staff team.
Flexibility:In order to maintain the highest possible standards of care, Cheeverstown requires staff to be flexible in their duties and/or working hours.
Hours:Part-time, 21 hours, Monday-Friday.
Specified purpose contract.
Candidates must: possess a diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy from a recognised third level institution be registered as an Occupational Therapist with CORU and maintain CORU registration have at least 3 years satisfactory post qualification experience, with experience in the disability sector an advantage demonstrate excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills together with up to date knowledge of current thinking and practice in services for people with intellectual disabilities be highly motivated, flexible and committed to working as part of a team have a full drivers licence and own vehicle Informal inquiries to:Caitrona Morton, Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy Manager Closing date for receipt of applications is : Tuesday 26th August 2025 Skills: OT Part Time CORU