Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Critical Care

The job purpose is to to co-lead the physiotherapy service to critical care and work as part of an interdisciplinary team to lead, organise, coordinate and progress the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital (MMUH) critical care service in line with strategic hospital priorities.

To be a key member of the interdisciplinary team acting as senior decision-maker to strategically coordinate and manage patient care in conjunction with the Physiotherapy managers and other key stakeholders and in accordance with the mission, values and strategic plan of the organisation.

To lead, manage and co-ordinate a high quality, evidence-based Physiotherapy critical care system of care, inclusive of inpatient and outpatient services, as part of an interdisciplinary HSCP, medical and nursing team based on patient care needs.

To provide Physiotherapy leadership to the critical care and wider surgical team and to the Physiotherapy Department and to work in an advisory capacity and as a central resource to HSCP, medical directorates, regional or national agencies as required.

To continually analyse service demand in the MMUH and coordinate with the interdisciplinary team to respond accordingly in order to maintain the highest quality service at all times in line with national and international best practice guidelines.

To undertake and facilitate relevant research in the clinical area in line with hospital policies and to present and publish research outcomes.

To provide oversight of service requirements and functioning on a 24 hour/seven day week basis.

Informal enquiries can be made to Physiotherapy Operations Managers: Jenny Stafford, jstafford@mater.ie or Eoghan Fitzsimons, efitzsimons@mater.ie