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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 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist (Postural and Motor Management) to join our team in CHO6, Dublin South/South East, currently based in Sandymount and Leopardstown.
Contract Type:
This is a permanent, full time contract.
Contract Hours: 35 hours per week.
Salary Scale:
€64,123 - €74,738 pro rata per annum.
Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days per annum.
Overview of the Post:
To provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy services, including advanced and specialised interventions, to support the therapists, service users and families in CHO6.
The post holder will act as a positive and supportive team leader in their specialism, using their clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to colleagues to support the development of their knowledge and skills, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload on the Children's Disability Network Team.
The post holder will also participate in ongoing audit and appropriate work-related research/evaluation projects in areas relevant to their clinical field.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please download the job description for this post to view a full list of duties.
The successful candidate will have:
Essential Criteria: 1.
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc: (a)
Candidates for appointment must:
(i) Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
AND (ii) 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 (iii) Demonstrate a proven record of clinical excellence.
AND (iv) 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 Candidates must demonstrate achievement in the areas of clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, practice development, teaching and research.
AND (v) Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, management, leadership and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
AND (vi) 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:
(i) On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
AND (ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
AND Eligible to work in the State.
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 on the Employee Benefits link below: Closing date for applications: 21st March 2025 A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
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