Applications are invited for the following post

Senior Occupational Therapist Ref: 24/2026

Permanent Part-Time (17.5 hours per week part-time)

Location: Adult Services, Cork

JOB SUMMARY

 1.   The person appointed to this post will work as part of multi-disciplinary teams delivering a coordinated approach to adults with intellectual disabilities, under the direction of the Occupational Therapy Manager, and in close cooperation with frontline colleagues.

2.   People are supported in various settings including residential units, community houses, family homes, day services, respite services and supported community living. The successful candidate will provide services in a variety of these settings.

3.   The Senior Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision of a high quality Occupational Therapy service and will carry out clinical and educational duties as required.

4.   The Senior Occupational Therapist will support staff grade therapist(s) and provide leadership in the oversight of how the service is delivered.

5.   The professional reporting relationship for clinical governance and clinical supervision will be to the Head of Discipline (Occupational Therapy Manager) through the professional line management structure. The therapist will ultimately be responsible to the Director of Services (Ms. Una Nagle)

The Candidate:

1.   Statutory Registration, Professional Qualification, Experience etc.

Candidates for appointment must:

• 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/).
•  Have three years full-time (or an aggregate of three years) post qualification clinical experience, preferably including experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities. Additional experience of working with people with physical disabilities, autism and/or mental health difficulties is also desirable.
• Have excellent clinical OT knowledge and skills of relevance to working with adults with intellectual disabilities, many of whom have additional difficulties e.g. physical and sensory disabilities, autism or mental health challenges.
• Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Occupational Therapist Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.      

2.   Annual registration

•  Practitioners must maintain live annual registration on the Occupational Therapists Register maintained by the Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU.     AND
• Confirm annual registration with CORU to Corlann South  by way of annual Safety Assurance Certificate

3.   Health

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

4.    Character

Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character.

Salary Scale:         €64,551 - €76,007 per annum (1/2/2026 DOH Consolidated Scales) and pro-rata for part-time role

Reporting to:  Occupational Therapy Manager – Adult Services

 ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Informal enquiries to:

Lin Horgan, Occupational Therapy Manager, 086 0239838, e-mail: lin.horgan@corlann.ie

 The closing date for receipt of all applications is

Wednesday 6^th May 2026

Interviews scheduled for Monday 25^th May 2026

A panel may be formed from this competition from which future vacancies may be filled

Applications should be made online using the ‘Apply’ Link Below

Corlann South is an equal opportunities employer