Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, Rheumatology

Job Specification and Terms and Conditions

OVERVIEW

Campaign Reference – RQ1042

Job Title & Grade – Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Rheumatology

Tenure - Permanent Full Time

Hours of Work – 35 Hours – the allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Department Head and in accordance with needs of service

Department – Occupational Therapy

Location of Post - Peamount Healthcare, Newcastle, Co. Dublin

Working Model - Fully Onsite

Remuneration - €70,698 (point 1) to €82,040 (point 9).

Annual Leave - As per Health Service Executive (HSE)

Closing Date – Sunday January 4th 2026

Proposed Interview Date - Week beginning 12/01/26.

Take Up Appointment - Immediate requirement

Reporting Relationship – Clare Conlon, cconlon@peamount.ie - 01 6515921

WHO ARE WE

Peamount Healthcare is an independent voluntary organisation that provides a range of high-quality health and social care services. We help people return home after a serious illness, we provide safe and homely residential care for those who need it, and we support people to live as independently as possible in the community.

OUR VALUES

Peamount Healthcare is committed to the following values:

• Person centred – seeing each person as unique, giving them a voice and focusing on ability.
• Respect – creating a supportive environment where everyone is given courteous and respectful care and support.
• Excellence – enabling interdisciplinary teams to deliver high quality integrated care, meaningful outcomes with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Team working – fostering an inclusive, healthy working environment where people are valued and recognised for their individual and shared achievements.
• Quality improvement – supporting teams to embed continuous improvement methodology as part of everything we do.
• Education & Research – partnering with academia to support education, learning, research and evidence-based care.

BENEFITS OF WORKING IN PEAMOUNT

• Pension
• Yearly Increment
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Free Parking
• Onsite Café
• Peamount Choir/Social Groups
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Educational Funding
• Subsidised Canteen
• Award Winning Tranquillity Room
• Staff/Family Fun Days

PURPOSE OF THE POST

• The Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will provide advanced clinical knowledge and expertise in rheumatology and will work in collaboration with the Occupational Therapy Manager in planning, developing, co-ordinating and evaluating the service to meet the needs of the service users and the strategic objectives of the organisation.
• The Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision and delivery of a high-quality, evidence based, patient focused Occupational Therapy service in the designated clinical area(s) and will carry out clinical, educational, and administrative duties as required. The interdisciplinary team provides individualised and group-based programmes designed to lessen the impact of impairment and promote self-management. The inpatient service is designed around a two-week elective self- management programme. The outpatient service delivers IA, OA, IBP and persistent pain programmes.
• The Clinical Specialist will work as part of an interdisciplinary team supporting patients with varying rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease presentations and needs.

In addition, the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist:

• Serves as a leader in service improvement and development
• Develops and implements clinical evidence-based practice, research, and audit
• Provides expert guidance/consultation to other occupational therapists, students and healthcare professionals vis education, supervision and training to ensure they have the required skills and knowledge to deliver evidence based, safe and effective practice.

POINT ON SALARY SCALE

• New appointees coming from the private sector will be placed on the minimum point of the scale.
• Clinical and Therapy Grades: Incremental credit may be applied for recognised relevant service in Ireland and abroad (Department of Health Circular 2/2011) in the Civil Service, local authorities, public service, health service and other public service bodies and statutory agencies.

Your application must be your own work and reflect your own experiences, competencies and skills. Do not use AI to complete the application form.

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