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Excel Healthcare Recruitment

Staff Grade Occupational Therapist – Mental Health

79 days to apply
Apply by: 02/09/2026

Job Title: Staff Grade Occupational Therapist – Mental Health
Location: Tallaght, Dublin (Approved Mental Health Unit)
Contract Type: Full-time agency role, long-term
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: HSE-aligned Staff Grade Occupational Therapist pay scale

Approved Mental Health Unit, Full-Time Opportunity

Are you an Occupational Therapist passionate about mental health and recovery focused care?

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to step into a well-supported, dynamic clinical environment where your work will make a meaningful difference every single day.

Excel Recruitment is delighted to partner with an Approved Mental Health Unit in Tallaght to recruit a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist for a full-time, long-term agency role. You’ll join a highly experienced multidisciplinary team (MDT), where collaboration, development, and patient-centred care are at the heart of everything.

As a Staff Grade Occupational Therapist you will:

  • Deliver person-centred assessments and interventions in an acute/rehab mental health setting
  • Support service users to build independence, routine, and meaningful engagement
  • Facilitate both individual and group therapeutic programmes
  • Work collaboratively with Psychiatry, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, and AHP colleagues
  • Play a key role in care planning, discharge, and recovery pathways

Key Responsibilities:

  • Carry out occupational therapy assessments addressing functional ability, daily living skills, cognition, and social participation.
  • Plan and deliver evidence-based, recovery-oriented interventions aligned with service user goals.
  • Support service users to develop and maintain independent living skills, routines, and meaningful occupations.
  • Contribute to group and individual therapeutic programmes within the unit.
  • Work closely with Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, and AHP colleagues to ensure holistic care planning.
  • Participate in discharge planning and transition supports where appropriate.
  • Maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with HSE and CORU standards.

Essential Requirements:

  • BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy.
  • CORU registration as an Occupational Therapist (or pending confirmation).
  • Interest in or experience working in mental health settings.
  • Strong communication, clinical reasoning, and teamwork skills.
  • A person-centred, recovery-focused approach to care.

What’s on Offer:

  • Salary in line with HSE Staff Grade OT pay scales.
  • Full-time, long-term agency position with strong potential for continuity.
  • Highly supportive MDT and OT department.
  • Opportunity to gain valuable experience within an approved mental health unit.
  • Ongoing support from both on-site clinical leads and the agency team

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 9455139.

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