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Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist (CAMHS ADHD)

Location: Grange Gorman, Dublin

Contract Type: One year agency contract likely to be extended

Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week)

Salary: HSE-Aligned Pay Scales for a Senior Occupational Therapist

Excel Recruitment is partnering with a leading HSE CAMHS service to recruit an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist for its established CAMHS ADHD Team in Grange Gorman.

This role will suit a clinically confident OT who understands the Irish healthcare system, can work effectively within a CAMHS multidisciplinary environment, and is ready to bring structure, innovation and practical occupational therapy expertise to children and adolescents living with ADHD.

Role Purpose

The successful Senior Occupational Therapist will provide specialist assessment, formulation and evidence-based intervention for children and adolescents with ADHD, working as a key member of a well-established CAMHS multidisciplinary team.

As this is a newly developed Senior OT post, you will have a meaningful opportunity to define the Occupational Therapy contribution to the CAMHS ADHD service, particularly around executive functioning, sensory regulation, emotional regulation, school participation, daily routines, family support and practical strategies that help young people manage everyday life.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for children and adolescents with ADHD.
• Developing the OT pathway within an established CAMHS ADHD team where this Senior OT post is newly created.
• Designing and delivering practical individual and group-based interventions focused on executive functioning, organisation, routines, sensory regulation, emotional regulation, school participation and daily living skills.
• Working closely with Psychiatry, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work and other allied health colleagues to support child- and family-centred CAMHS care.
• Contributing to service development, clinical governance, referral pathways and best-practice standards for OT within CAMHS ADHD services.
• Providing leadership, supervision and support as the OT element of the service continues to grow.

Essential Requirements

• A recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• CORU registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Previous CAMHS ADHD experience, ideally within child and adolescent mental health, neurodevelopmental or a related specialist service.
• A strong understanding of the Irish healthcare system, including HSE CAMHS pathways and child and adolescent mental health services.
• Excellent clinical reasoning, documentation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Confidence working independently while also contributing positively to a multidisciplinary team.
• A practical, child- and family-centred approach to supporting young people with ADHD.

Why this role stands out

• You will be joining an established CAMHS ADHD team, not building the service in isolation.
• This is the first Senior OT role within the team, giving you genuine influence over how OT is embedded and developed.
• The role offers a rare mix of specialist clinical work, service development and senior-level leadership.
• You will work with children, adolescents and families where OT input can make a tangible difference to everyday functioning, confidence, participation and school life.

Next Steps

For a confidential discussion about this excellent Senior OT opportunity in CAMHS ADHD, please contact Charlene Cooke by email or telephone on 00353 89 9455139 EXCLCHAR.