Senior Occupational Therapist

CORLANN – WEST REGION

PERMANENT FULL-TIME SENIOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

CHILDREN’S DISABILITY NETWORK TEAM (CDNT)

JOB REF: 99894

A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent appointments within this CDNT may be made over the next 12 months.

The Role:

Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) provide services to children from 0-18 with complex development needs which include physical, sensory, intellectual disabilities and autism. Corlann are the lead agency for this team.

CDNT’s are interdisciplinary teams who work within a Family Centred Practice model and work collaboratively with children, families and other stakeholders to meet goals identified by the family.

The post holder will be responsible for assessing and delivering intervention to children and young persons in clinic, school, home and community settings depending on their presentation.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Children’s Disability Network Manager.

Qualifications:

Candidates must:

• Hold an Occupational Therapy qualification recognised by the Occupational Therapy Registration Board at CORU, the regulator for Health and Social Care professionals in Ireland. See https://www.coru.ie/.

AND

• Be registered on the Occupational Therapists Register, maintained by the Occupational Therapy Registration Board at CORU.

A full clean driving licence and use of a car is an essential requirement of this post.

Experience:

Candidates must have at least 3 years post qualification Occupational Therapy clinical experience. Experience working in an Occupational Therapy role, working with children with complex developmental disabilities and their families.

Skills:

Candidates must demonstrate competency in applying theory, knowledge and skills of

Occupational Therapy within the service area of people with disabilities. Flexibility and an openness to change are required. Fluency in verbal and written English and a high level of communication skills are essential.

Working Hours:

70 hours per fortnight based across a 5 day duty roster.

Contracted hours will be between 8am-5pm (liable to change between the hours of 8am – 8pm as future service needs require and flexibility will be required in order to meet service needs).

CDNT6 covers a geographical area of: Galway City East/Ballybane, Claregalway, Gort, Headford and Oranmore, the postholder will be expected to be flexible in covering all areas within the CDNT catchment.

Annual Leave:

29 days pro-rata per annum.

Remuneration:

Department of Health Senior Occupational Therapist salary scale (01/06/2026) - € 65,197 x 8 increments - € 76,767 (max) pro-rata per annum.

Tenure:

This position is permanent, full-time and pensionable.

Probation:

A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the Employer’s discretion.

Travel/Base:

The person appointed must provide his/her own car and must furnish an indemnity from Insurers in favour of the employer. Travelling expenses at the appropriate rate will be paid in respect of travel necessarily performed in the discharge of duty. The office base will be determined at offer stage due to the geographical spread of the CDNT. The locations may be Woodlands Campus, Renmore, Galway, Newcastle Rd or Gort, Co. Galway. This may be subject to change with service developments and needs.

Full Job description attached

Informal enquiries to Gillian Raftery, Children’s Disability Network Manager on 091 721 400.

The closing date for receipt of all applications/CV’s on-line is 5pm on Monday 6th July 2026

Interview date to be confirmed.

Corlann is an equal opportunities employer.

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