Occupational Therapist (Senior)

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 2025.

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 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team in Enable Ireland Adult Services Midwest (Clare, Limerick, North Tipperary)

Contract Type: Full Time Permanent Contract

Contract Hours: 35 Hours per week

Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 33 days pro rata per annum

Salary Scale: €62,072 to €73,477 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Overview of the Post:

The post holder will be responsible for the initiation and provision of a quality Occupational Therapy Service to adults with disabilities attending our services in Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary. This will include assessment and intervention to meet identified needs and working with service owners to integrate goals as relevant in their person centred plan. The role will also include supporting and upskilling staff in the day centres to maximise each Service Owner’s potential, their engagement and active social roles.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria:

• 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

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

AND

• 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

• 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.
• Full clean driver’s licence
• Must be eligible to work in state
• Basic IT skills

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience working with teenagers or young adults with a range of physical, sensory, intellectual, and autism spectrum disorders.
• Post graduate experience of working in a community based setting with adults.
• Post graduate experience of working on an interdisciplinary team in a disability setting.
• Post graduate training and experience in the provision of wheelchair and seating supports.
• Post graduate experience in the management of upper limb tone and function.
• Experience and knowledge of assistive technology.
• Post graduate training and experience in the provision of sensory assessment and program provision.
• Post graduate experience in the use of positive behaviour support.

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the short listing process

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:

What now?

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CV’s will not be accepted.

To apply, please download the job description and person specification for your information and complete the online application form.

Informal Queries: By email to Marian Purcell Adult Services Manager mpurcell@enableireland.ie

Closing date for applications: 5pm Monday 27th July 2026

Interview date: TBC

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.
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