Senior Occupational Therapist: Acute In-patient Services

Purpose of the Role

The postholder will be a member of the OneCHI Occupational Therapy Service which provides acute inpatient OT services across a number of clinical multidisciplinary teams. The department is currently looking to fulfil a number of upcoming roles across various CHI sites:

• Haematology/oncology service (permanent/ CHI at Crumlin site),
• Neuroscience OT Team: Neurology/ Neurosurgery and Neuro-rehab (specified purpose contract/ CHI at Temple Street Site)

The postholder will discharge the duties of a senior Occupational Therapist as outlined in the job description. The therapist will work within the structure of the OneCHI Occupational Therapy Department, and will contribute to quality improvement initiatives and service developments as required.

Please note a panel of senior therapists will be formed for nine months and further appropriate opportunities may be offered within this time frame.

Essential Criteria:

• Be registered as an Occupational Therapist by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU with the registration number listed on the CV.

Or

Applied and awaiting CORU registration (to be documented on application).

• Have at least 3 years’ full time (or an aggregate of 3 years’ full time) post qualification experience in a relevant clinical area.
• Experience working with children
• Demonstrate evidence of recent formal continuing professional development relevant, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses

How to Apply & Informal Enquiries

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is the 28th of July at 23:45pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Sinead Leahy, Occupational Therapy Manager, CHI at Crumlin 01 4096788 or sinead.leahy@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact recruitment@childrenshealthireland.ie

PLEASE NOTE:

CHI has transitioned to a process of a one commencement day per month for all new employees, CHI internal transfers and Secondments. This update to our Onboarding process is aligned to changes in our monthly/fortnightly payroll and with the launch of our new corporate induction program. This process enhancement ensures that we can thoroughly prepare for your arrival and facilitate a smooth transition in your onboarding journey.

So that the Onboarding team can confirm your start date, you will need to ensure that your mandatory training is completed at least 7 days prior to your commencement date.

It is important for you to note that if you do not have your pre-employments and mandatory training completed in time, your commencement date will be deferred to the next available date.

Below, you’ll find the list of commencement dates for 2025.

• August 11th
• September 1st
• September 15th
• October 13th
• November 10th
• December 15th