Senior Occupational Therapist
St. Francis Hospice Dublin provides a comprehensive range of palliative care services for patients and their families living in North Dublin City and County.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative organisation that is committed to the delivery of first-class services to patients with life-limiting conditions and their families.
The Senior Occupational Therapist will work as part of the Occupational Therapy team at St. Francis Hospice Dublin working in close collaboration with other multi-disciplinary team members across the different services (In-Patient unit, Outpatients and Day service and in the Community)
The person must…
- Be CORU registered
- Have a minimum of 3 years full time (or equivalent) recent post graduate experience, 1 of which must have been in a hospice setting/ acute hospital setting and/ or primary care
- Demonstrate a high level of competency in completing functional and seating assessments
- Demonstrate expertise in complex discharge planning and risk assessment
- Have excellent organisational, leadership and communication skills
- Experience with leading service development and quality improvement initiatives
- Experience providing professional supervision
- Evidence of continuing professional development, relevant to palliative care
Desirable:
- Experience with teaching and research.
- Experience in symptom management education
Informal enquiries to: Niamh Donnelly, Occupational Therapist Manager, ndonnelly@sfh.ie
Job description and application form can be downloaded from the Careers page on our website: Careers – St. Francis Hospice
Application Process – Candidates should complete the application form on our website, and submit it along with a Cover Letter and a copy of their Curriculum Vitae
Closing date for all applications is 27th May 2026
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on 11th June 2026
Should you require accommodations or assistance in our interview process because of a disability, please reach out to recruitment@sfh.ie for support. We respect your privacy and will connect with you separately from our interview process to accommodate your needs.
