Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Motor Management)
Contract, Full time
Who We Are
Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties.
Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage.
Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence.
For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independence.
Description
Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Motor Management) to join our team in CHO 1 Cavan Children's Disability Network Team.
Contract Type: 12 month fixed term contract
Contract Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary Scale: €68,897 to €80,302 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments).
This pay scale is subject to increases in **** in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.
Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum.
Overview of the Post
To provide a high standard of physiotherapy service to support primary therapists and service users & families in CHO 1 Cavan Services including advanced and specialised work.
Use clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the physiotherapy team and other staff, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload on the Children's Disability Network Team.
To participate in ongoing audit and appropriate work-related research/evaluation projects in areas relevant to the clinical field.
Acting as a positive and supportive team leader in their speciality with strong leadership skills.
Applying advanced specialist knowledge and skills in their area of specialisation.
Acting in an advanced clinical advisory role to own colleagues and MDT within own organisation.
Developing colleagues' knowledge and skills by facilitating decision making and collaborative client consultation.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list.
The successful candidate will have
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc – Candidates for appointment must be registered or eligible for registration on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
Have five years full-time (or equivalent) post-qualification clinical experience of which four years full-time (or equivalent) must be consecutive in the required area of specialism.
Demonstrate a proven record of clinical excellence in the specialism.
Professional Development and Practice: evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the required area of specialism, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses.
Achievement in the areas of clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, practice development, teaching and research.
Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, management, leadership and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.
Annual registration: On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU and confirm it with Enable Ireland.
Be employed as a Senior Physiotherapist working within a disability service with demonstrated experience in paediatric motor management.
5 years' experience in the area of paediatric (0-18 yrs) physical disability, including management of tone and posture.
Knowledge of CPIPS and Hip Surveillance.
Valid driving licence for within the state/jurisdiction with access to own transfer to deliver services across a large geographical area.
Experience and/or training in clinical supervision.
Group work experience.
Supervision of other staff and students.
Physiotherapy caseload management.
Knowledge/experience of Hydrotherapy intervention.
Experience of delivering education and conducting research.
Experience in service development and practice standards development.
Experience in coordinating clinics and leading and working at a consultative level in clinics alongside consultant and other lead therapists.
Experience in managing databases such as hip surveillance, surgery, Botulinum Toxin, etc. and conducting audits.
Pool / Shallow Water Lifeguarding qualification.
Benefits
Excellent internal and external training opportunities.
Generous annual leave entitlements.
Long service reward scheme.
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave.
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave.Pay adjusted Paternity Leave.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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