Senior Occupational Therapist – Rheumatology

Senior Occupational Therapist – Rheumatology

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Purpose of the Role

The Senior Occupational Therapist will play a lead role in the delivery of a responsive occupational therapy service for children, adolescents and young adults with rheumatological diagnoses and will contribute to the continued development of this specialist area.

The Senior Occupational Therapist will provide clinical leadership, supervision and cover across the wider paediatric, adolescent and young adult service and team.

The Senior Occupational Therapist will provide specialised assessment and treatment of patients who have complex needs providing expert advice, guidance and information to carers, health and social care professionals to ensure optimum delivery of care.

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Essential Criteria:

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

· Have at least 3 years' full time (or an aggregate of 3 years' full time) post qualification experience

· Clinical experience relevant to the role

· Experience working in an acute hospital setting (minimum 1 year)

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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.

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* 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.

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The closing date for submissions of CV's and cover letter is Friday, 30th July 2025 by 23:45 pm.&

Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job'.

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

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For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Sinead Leahy, Occupational Therapy Manager on 01 4096788 or Sinead.leahy@childrenhealthireland.ie

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For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition Team

Recruitment@childrenshealthireland.ie

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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.

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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.

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Below, you'll find the list of commencement dates for 2025. You are expected to start within 2 months from offer date.

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· August 11th

· September 1st

· September 15th

· October 13th

· November 10th

· December 15th