MUH - Occupational Therapist Senior Orthopaedics

Job Title, Grade Code

Occupational Therapist Senior Orthopaedics, / Teiripeoir Gairme, Sinsearach

(Grade Code 3301)

Remuneration

The salary scale for the post is: 01/02/2026

€64,551 €65,928 €67,348 €68,754 €70,162 €71,642 €73,203 €74,758 €76,007

New appointees to any grade start at the minimum point of the scale. Incremental credit will be applied for recognised relevant service in Ireland and abroad (Department of Health Circular 2/2011). Incremental credit is normally granted on appointment, in respect of previous experience in the Civil Service, Local Authorities, Health Service and other Public Service Bodies and Statutory Agencies.

Campaign Reference

30MUH2026

ECC Reference

M3798

Closing Date

12 Noon Wednesday 1st April 2026

Proposed Interview Date (s)

Candidates will normally be given at least two weeks' notice of interview. The timescale may be reduced in exceptional circumstances.

Taking up Appointment

A start date will be indicated at job offer stage.

Location of Post

Mayo University Hospital

There is currently one permanent whole-time vacancy available.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future; permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

We welcome enquiries about the role.

Contact

Name & Title: Gracia Gomez- Kelly, Occupational Therapist Manager

Tel: 094-9042393

Email:gracia.kelly@hse.ie

The Occupational Therapy Department MUH:

The Occupational Therapy team consists of a total of 14 staff members: 1 Occupational Therapist Manager, 1 Clinical Specialist, 8 Senior OTs, 3 x Staff Grade OTs and 1 OT Assistant (based across two sites in Castlebar: MUH and St John’s Unit)

MUH is a practice Education site for NUIG undergraduate, UL post graduate and Dublin Trinity students primarily.

Services covered:

-Older People Services are provided at the front door by Home First (Emergency Medicine and AMAU) and in the in-patient wards by the Older Persons Assessment Liaison services –OPAL-

-Acute Stroke

-General Medicine (MUH & St John’s Unit)

-General Surgery including. ICU/CCU

-Orthopaedics (Trauma, Elective and hand Therapy).

The Senior clinician will be initially appointed to a particular area but they may need to cross cover to other areas in MUH/ St John’s when required;

(S)he will aim to provide client centred OT interventions to enable participation and engagement in activities of daily living during admission and after discharge. This will be achieved by engaging the attendances or in -patients in the occupational task(s) that they want to, need to or are expected to do or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement.

Safety, quality of the service experience and supportive discharge planning will be the key priorities of any the therapeutic interventions provided.

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Additional Information - Supporting you through the Recruitment Journey:

There is an eLearning programme to guide and support people in applying for roles in the HSE, from the initial application through to the interview itself.

The programme is available to existing HSE staff on HSeLanD by searching for ‘Getting a Job in the HSE’ and external candidates can access the modules on https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs/recruitment-process/.

Module 1 will help you recognise the main elements of HSE recruitment processes, feel confident in completing the application form in a way that puts you in the best position for getting a job, and avoid some of the common mistakes that people sometimes make in filling out an application form.

Module 2 is about the interview process, providing practical ways to prepare for an interview and help manage interview anxiety.

Finally, Module 3 gives you a chance to conduct an actual practice interview and evaluate it afterwards.