Senior Occupational Therapist (Paediatrics)

Job Title:
Senior Occupational Therapist (Paediatrics)

Location: Blanchardstown,
Dublin.

Contract Type: Permanent, Full time 35 hours per week, pensionable role

Salary & Benefits: HSE salary scales + pension + excellent benefits

Senior Occupational Therapist
(Paediatrics) – Blanchardstown, Dublin

Ready to make a real difference in a
child’s life?

Are you an experienced Paediatric
Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career within
children’s disability services?

Excel Healthcare are recruiting a permanent
Senior Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic Children’s Disability
Network Team (CDNT) based in Blanchardstown.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to
work within a well-established, friendly, and highly collaborative team
environment.

This is a permanent, pensionable role where
you’ll be supported through regular supervision, CPD, and career development
opportunities. As a senior clinician, you will also contribute to clinical
leadership, service development, and the support/supervision of
colleagues within an innovative and collaborative team.

Job Purpose

As a Senior Occupational Therapist,
you will provide high-quality occupational therapy services to children (0–18
years) with physical, sensory, intellectual, and learning disabilities,
including autism and developmental delay. You will manage a clinical caseload,
complete comprehensive assessments, develop intervention plans, and deliver
evidence-informed therapy in partnership with children and families.

You will work closely with children and
families to support independence, participation, and everyday living, while
collaborating with a multidisciplinary team of Speech & Language
Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, and Social Workers. You will
contribute to interdisciplinary planning, provide specialist advice within your
discipline, and support best practice through mentoring, supervision, and
shared learning.

This role offers the opportunity to apply
and further develop your specialist skills in children’s disability services,
while supporting the ongoing development of occupational therapy practice
within the CDNT.

Role summary:

• Provide senior clinical
  occupational therapy assessment and intervention for children aged 0–18 years,
  including complex presentations.
• Provide specialist advice
  and clinical leadership within occupational therapy, supporting
  evidence-informed practice across the team.
• Work under the direction
  of the Children’s Disability Network Manager (CDNM) and in partnership with
  discipline colleagues, contributing to service planning and quality
  improvement.
• Work as a key member of
  the interdisciplinary team to provide an integrated, coordinated,
  family-centred service.
• Provide consultation,
  training, and support programmes for parents/carers and colleagues, as
  appropriate.
• Prepare high-quality
  reports and clinical documentation; liaise with schools and external agencies;
  and make onward referrals as required.
• Attend and contribute to
  relevant meetings, case conferences, and clinical governance activities.

You will work with:

·        
Children with complex
disabilities and their families

·        
Children's Disability
Network Team members

·        
Children's Disability
Network Manager

·        
Staff across educational
settings e.g. in preschools and schools, which may include being onsite in
Special Schools

·        
All other relevant
agencies working to support children and families e.g. Education, Health,
Social, Vocational and Community Services/Agencies

Essential Requirements

• BSc in Occupational
  Therapy (or equivalent recognised qualification)
• CORU
  registration as an Occupational Therapist
• Minimum 3 years
  post-qualification experience, including experience in paediatrics and/or
  disability services
• Demonstrated
  experience supporting children/young people with ASD and complex needs,
  using family-centred and neuro-affirming approaches
• Experience completing
  comprehensive assessments (including, where applicable, Assessment of
  Need) and producing high-quality reports
• Evidence of clinical
  leadership, including supervision/mentoring of junior staff or students,
  and contribution to service development/quality improvement
• Excellent
  communication and teamwork skills
• Full
  driving licence and access to a car

Benefits

·        
Competitive HSE salary
scales and annual leave entitlement in line with the HSE

·        
Employee Assistance
Programme

·        
Pension Scheme and Illness Benefit

·        
Flexible working hours

• Maternity/Paternity
  Leave
• Free
  onsite parking 

How to Apply:

If you are an experienced Senior
Paediatric Occupational Therapist ready for a rewarding career step, apply
today! Contact Charlene Cooke by email at ccooke@excelrecruitment.com
or by phone at +353 89 9455139