Senior Occupational Therapist Rheumatology

Dublin - Ireland

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Specification and Terms and Conditions

OVERVIEW

Campaign Reference RQ1038

Job Title & Grade Senior Occupational Therapist - Rheumatology

Tenure - Permanent Full Time **Part Time options may be considered**

Hours of Work 35 Hours pw the allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Department Head and in accordance with needs of service

Department Occupational Therapy

Location of Post - Peamount Healthcare Newcastle Co. Dublin

Working Model - Fully Onsite

Remuneration - *63912 - 75254

Annual Leave - As per Health Service Executive (HSE)

Closing Date 4th January 2026

Proposed Interview Date Week beginning 12th January 2026 - At least 1 weeks notice will be provided

Take Up Appointment - Successful applicant(s) must be available to take up the role within a reasonable timeframe

Reporting Relationship Clare Conlon -

WHO ARE WE

Peamount Healthcare is an independent voluntary organisation that provides a range of high-quality health and social care services. We help people return home after a serious illness we provide safe and homely residential care for those who need it and we support people to live as independently as possible in the community.

OUR VALUES

Peamount Healthcare is committed to the following values:

Person centred seeing each person as unique giving them a voice and focusing on ability.

Respect creating a supportive environment where everyone is given courteous and respectful care and support.

Excellence enabling interdisciplinary teams to deliver high quality integrated care meaningful outcomes with a focus on continuous improvement.

Team working fostering an inclusive healthy working environment where people are valued and recognised for their individual and shared achievements.

Quality improvement supporting teams to embed continuous improvement methodology as part of everything we do.

Education & Research partnering with academia to support education learning research and evidence-based care.

BENEFITS OF WORKING IN PEAMOUNT

Pension

Yearly Increment

Bike to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Onsite Café

Peamount Choir/Social Groups

Employee Assistance Programme

Educational Funding

Subsidised Canteen

Award Winning Tranquillity Room

Staff/Family Fun Days

PURPOSE OF THE POST

To work in collaboration with the Occupational Therapy Manager in planning developing co-ordinating and evaluating the service to meet the needs of the service users and the objectives of the organisation. The Senior Occupational Therapist will be responsible for the provision and delivery of a high-quality Occupational Therapy service in the designated clinical area(s) and will carry out clinical educational and administrative duties as required.

Together with the interdisciplinary team and the service user the aim of the Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Service is to provide individualised and group based goal-directed specialist management designed to lessen the impact of impairment and promote self-management. The inpatient service is designed around a two-week elective self-management programme. The outpatient programme delivers IA OA IBP and persistent pain programmes.

Point on Salary Scale

New appointees coming from the private sector will be placed on the minimum point of the scale.
Clinical and Therapy Grades: Incremental credit may be applied for recognised relevant service in Ireland and abroad (Department of Health Circular 2/2011) in the Civil Service local authorities public service health service and other public service bodies and statutory agencies.

Your application must be your own work and reflect your own experiences competencies and skills. Do not use AI to complete the application form.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC

Job Specification and Terms and ConditionsOVERVIEW Campaign Reference RQ1038 Job Title & Grade Senior Occupational Therapist - Rheumatology Tenure - Permanent Full Time **Part Time options may be considered** Hours of Work 35 Hours pw the allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of ...