Senior Occupational Therapist within HSCP mental health team

Senior Occupational Therapist within HSCP mental health team

Join the Future of Paediatric Care at Childrens Health Ireland (CHI)

Are you ready to take the next step in your career Childrens Health Ireland (CHI) is now inviting applications for Senior Occupational Therapist within HSCP mental health team

The post holder will provide a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service to the patients referred to the mental health services being developed for the NCHI. The post holder will become a core member of the Mental Health OT team providing services to HSCP structures across in-patient and out-patient services for those children and young people presenting to the hospital with mental health difficulties. The mental health OT team includes clinical specialist and other senior occupational therapists.

Out-patient HSCP supports are provided to children under the care of a hospital consultant and experiencing psychological/ mental health issues. The mental health OT team also supports in-patients by co-ordinating care alongside colleagues from the disciplines of Psychology Social Work and Psychiatry and Nursing colleagues; In-patient management also involves close working with the medics and nurses of other clinical specialities such as orthopaedics neurology renal endocrine rheumatology etc. The post holder will provide therapeutic services and liaise closely with the multidisciplinary team of the clinical services that the child is attached to whilst working within the team structure.

The OT will link with multiple medical surgical and clinical services across CHI and will advocate for the discipline of OT in the design of the future operating models within the NCHI. The post holder will strive to support the development of the mental health occupational therapy services and be innovative in their approach to develop in-patient and out-patient OT services.

The senior therapist will also work within Occupational Therapy department as directed by the OT Manager. Duties will also involve supporting cross cover into acute medical areas as required. The area of cross cover will be dependent on the skillset of the successful candidate.

Why join CHI

Career growth: A supportive environment exposure to cross-disciplinary teams and opportunities to work in Irelands newest Hospital with state of the art equipment.

Competitive salary:LSIs aligned with HSE pay scales.

Impactful work: Make a real difference and help in creating a culture of Irelands leading paediatric hospitals.

Essential Requirements:

Be registered as an Occupational Therapist with CORU with registration number listed on the CV

AND

3 years post-qualification clinical Occupational Therapy experience.

AND

Recent and satisfactory experience within the field of mental health

Application Process:

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.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV this forms part of your application and CVs will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CVs and cover letter is Sunday 24th April 2026 by 23:45 pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on by clicking Apply for Job.

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

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For other queries relating to this recruitment process please contact Recruitment at

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.

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.

Below youll find the list of commencement dates for 2026 for your information.

• 11th May
• 8th June
• 6th July
• 10th August

Required Experience:

Senior IC