Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150
Best Employers 2024
.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated
Senior Physiotherapist
to join our team in
Children's Disability Network Team 3.
Contract Type:
Permanent
Contract Hours:
28
Salary Scale:
€59,662 - €70,624 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement
: 33 days
Overview Of The Post
To provide physiotherapy services as part of an interdisciplinary team to meet the identified and emerging needs of children and young people years) and their families who attend the Children's Disability Network Team within a family centred model. The aim of this programme is to provide a unified national approach to delivering disability health services so that each child has a clear pathway to the services they need, regardless of where they live, what school they attend or the nature of their disability or delay.
Overview Of Duties And Responsibilities
Provide direct Physiotherapy services to a defined caseload with Children's Disability Network services in Kilkenny, both individually and in groups.
Work effectively within an interdisciplinary team structure within the PDS framework
Develop and collate professional reports as required in accordance with high professional standards. Timely updating of statistical records, including use of electronic databases.
Be responsible for client assessment, development and implementation of individualised treatment plans that are client centred and in line with best practice
Be responsible for standards of professional and clinical practice of self and staff appointed to clinical / designated area(s) in line with the Scope of Practice of Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists and national, regional and local Health Service Executive (HSE) guidelines, policies, protocols and with relevant legislation
Collaborates skilfully with the service user and other team members while working in partnership with the service user's parent/family/carer to identify goals, including complex situations, within the Individualised Family Service Plan (IFSP) model.
To consult in family meetings, strategy meetings and case reviews as required.
To ensure effective maintenance of client records in line with Freedom of Information Act, Data Protection Act, Enable Ireland national and local policy guidelines and best practice, thus ensuring Duty of Care responsibilities are met.
Work with the policy and procedural guidelines of Lead agency ensuring that you remain up to date with changing policy directives.
Ensure ongoing personal professional development including participation in Lead agency in-service training / Personal Development Plan and PDS training in agreement with CDNM.
Evidence of well-developed IT skills including word and use of database systems
Actively participate in ongoing clinical supervision.
The Successful Candidate Will Have
Essential Criteria:
Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU
AND
Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
AND
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.
AND
Candidates must have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years full time) post qualification clinical experience.
On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU
AND
Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
Candidates must have current eligibility to work in the State.
Candidates must hold a valid driving licence for within the State/jurisdiction with access to own private transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area.
Desirable Criteria
Previous working in the area of Paediatric/ Physiotherapy Disability
Have a minimum of 2 year's paediatric experience.
Previous experience of supervision of basic grade therapists and students.
Previous experience in the area of FEDs
If you believe you, would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
Excellent training opportunities
Generous annual leave entitlements
Long service reward scheme
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
Wellbeing benefits
Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
Closing date for applications: Monday 1st December 2025
A panel will be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
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