Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep
Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, indep Show more DescriptionWould you like to work for a great employer? 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 2023.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze 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 Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team in Mid Kildare CDNT Contract Type: This is a Permanent Full Time contract.
Salary Scale: The current salary scale for this post is €57,771 to €68,385 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 33 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service
Overview of the Post: To work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of an occupational therapy service to include assessment diagnostics and intervention (including Assessment of Need), clinical and performance supervision and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities in the early intervention service. Services are provided to children aged 0 – 18 years with physical, sensory, learning disabilities, developmental delay and autism.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have i. Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU (https://www.coru.ie/ )
And ii. Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience
And iii. Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
And iv. 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
· Be eligible to work in the State
· Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area
· Relevant post graduate training specific to 0 – 18 years, such as Sensory Integration, Bobath, NDT, Feeding, Postural Management, etc
· Relevant training and experience in the assessment and intervention of children with autism.
· Experience of supervising basic grade occupational therapists and/or students.
· 2 or more years working in paediatric services with children with a variety of disabilities and/or complex needs
· Minimum of 1 year post qualification experience of working with children with a range of disabilities / developmental delay and their families.
· Experience in conducting Assessment of Need.
· Experience of working with children aged 0 – 18 years and their families.
· Relevant current experience prescribing and monitoring equipment based on children's' needs
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. 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
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click on the Employee Benefits link below:
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 23rd October 2024 @ 12pm A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months in CHO7. · The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant. · Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. · Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community. · The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment. · Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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