Senior Occupational Therapist (Intellectual disability)

Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist - Intellectual Disability Services

Location: Mullingar or Longford
Contract Type: Full-time Agency Contract (35 hours per week)
Salary: HSE Senior Occupational Therapist Pay Scale (commensurate with experience)

Excel Recruitment is currently recruiting a Senior Occupational Therapist to join a well-established Adult Intellectual Disability Service in Mullingar or Longford, supporting adults aged 18 years through to end-of-life care.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist with a strong interest in intellectual disability, lifespan services, and person-centred care, working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team across community and residential settings.

The role offers a varied and rewarding caseload, opportunities for clinical leadership, and an excellent work life balance.

About the Role

As a Senior Occupational Therapist within Adult Intellectual Disability Services, you will work with adults with mild, moderate, severe, and profound intellectual disabilities, often with co-existing physical, sensory, mental health, or behavioural support needs.

You will support individuals to maximise independence, participation, choice, and quality of life across all stages of adulthood, including ageing and palliative care, while contributing to service development and the supervision of junior staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for adults with intellectual disabilities across home, community, and residential settings
• Manage a diverse caseload of adults aged 18 years to end of life, with varying levels of ability and complex needs
• Develop and implement person-centred, individualised intervention plans to support independence in activities of daily living (ADLs), meaningful occupation, and community participation
• Provide specialist OT input in areas such as sensory processing, environmental adaptations, assistive technology, seating, daily living skills, and ageing with an intellectual disability
• Support service users with transitions across the lifespan, including transition to adult services, changes in health status, and end-of-life care
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team including psychology, nursing, social work, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy, and medical staff
• Provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and support to junior Occupational Therapists and therapy assistants
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and best practice within Intellectual Disability Services.

Essential Requirements

• CORU registration as an Occupational Therapist
• Minimum 3 years post-qualification experience, with at least 1 year in Intellectual Disability Services, Adult Disability, or a related area.
• Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities and complex needs.
• Strong skills in person-centred practice, communication, and clinical reasoning.
• Experience providing supervision or mentorship to junior staff (desirable for Senior grade)
• Full clean driver's licence and access to a car (essential for this community-based role)

What's on Offer

• HSE Senior Occupational Therapist salary scale
• Full-time 35-hour working week with excellent work-life balance
• Access to ongoing CPD, training, and professional development
• Regular clinical supervision and multidisciplinary team support
• A rewarding role where you can make a meaningful impact across the adult lifespan

Apply Now

If you are a Senior Occupational Therapist looking to progress your career, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 9455139.

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