Physiotherapist Senior Grade

JOB OPPORTUNITY

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 2023.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Senior Grade Physiotherapists to join our teams in CHO6, Dublin South, based in Sandymount.

Contracts:

· Permanent, part and full time posts available.

Salary Scale: The current salary scale for this post is €53,388 to €63,197 pro rata per annum.

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2024 in accordance with the recent WRC interim agreement (Ref CAM -100101-22) towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Overview of the Post:

The post holder will work as a senior member of the interdisciplinary team providing services to children and families within the region. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a physiotherapy service to include assessment diagnostics and intervention, clinical and performance supervision and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

1.Planning and Managing

· Plans and organises individual and group caseloads within a team based model of working, to include assessments, interventions and diagnosis.

· Foresees potential problems or competing priorities and takes appropriate action to ensure service standards don’t suffer.

· Fosters an awareness of the need for value for money and a sense of accountability for budgets within the team/service.

· Takes responsibility for the achievement of service delivery targets by regularly monitoring, recording and reporting performance outcomes and statistics.

· Demonstrates innovation in aiming to work within resource limitations to sustain and enhance the service.

· Takes responsibility for clinical supervision of basic grade therapists within the team/service as required.

· To carry out vaccination of both Service Owners and staff as required.

2.Judgement and Evaluation

· Demonstrates a sound understanding of administrative practice and protocol in decisions.

· Thinks ahead to the consequences of decisions, and considers precedence to ensure consistency.

· Establishes integrity by ensuring that professional, ethical and safety factors are fully considered in decisions into which they have an input.

· Makes decisions in a transparent manner by involving and empowering others where appropriate and will explain the rationale behind decisions.

· Recognises when it is appropriate to refer decisions to a higher level of authority or to include other colleagues in the decision making process.

3.Professional Development and Standards in the Service

· Demonstrates sufficient clinical skills in physiotherapy assessment intervention and diagnostics.

· Contributes to the ongoing development and implementation of Enable Ireland quality assurance initiatives in line with the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) as adopted by Enable Ireland.

· Collaborates skilfully with the Service Owner and other stakeholders while working in partnership with the service user’s parent/family/carer to identify goals and deal with complex situations.

· Is adequately aware of policy, legislative and professional requirements to ensure appropriate standards in their area of responsibility.

· Ensures that all records and technical data are up to date and available if required.

· Takes initiatives to move the service forward and show willingness to try out new ideas that add service delivery value.

· Ensures strict compliance with health and safety standards and adheres to operational guidelines ensuring equipment is checked and working correctly in accordance with safety standards.

· Ensures that professional standards are adhered to for the physiotherapy service provided.

· Keeps up to date with clinical practice and professional development.

4.Team Working

· Attend and actively contribute to relevant clinical, professional and service meetings.

· Participates as a full member of the service team.

· Facilitates staff development by providing support such as clinical supervision, mentoring and coaching.

· Understands the complexity of working in a team and team dynamics.

· Understands and facilitates interdisciplinary team working.

· Participate in training and developmental opportunities as identified and agreed.

· Support and contribute to research initiatives as required.

· Supports Children’s Disability Network Manager in implementing changes and improving service delivery.

5.Leadership

· Builds credibility and portrays the profession/service in a positive light by being professional and well informed.

· Demonstrates determination and initiative to achieve results and improve the service.

· Clearly accepts accountability for standards of performance in relevant area of responsibility.

· Inspires others to work to high standards by being enthusiastic about the profession and the service.

· Maintains ethical and personal standards at all times.

· Facilitate individual and group interventions in a skilled manner.

6.Building and Maintaining Working Relationships

· Gets a message across clearly and persuasively in a variety of different media (oral, written and electronic).

· Makes a compelling case to positively influence the thinking of others.

· Demonstrates strong listening and sensing skills.

· Work in partnership with a range of relevant stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria:

1. Candidates for appointment must:

i. Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.

And

ii. Have three years full time (or an aggregrate of three years full time) post qualification clinical experience.

And

iii. 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

iv. 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.

2. Annual Registration

i. On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.

And

ii. Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.

Desirable Criteria:

· Minimum 1 year post qualification experience of working with children with physical disability and their families in the public sector.

· Evidence of relevant CPD.

· 2 years’ experience working in a children’s disability service.

· Experience of interdisciplinary team working.

· Experience of supervising students/therapy assistants.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

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 on the Employee Benefits link below:

https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

What now?

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CVs will not be accepted.

To apply, please download the job description, person specification and application form below and forward completed applications to Alexandra Swift by email at HRSandymount@enableireland.ie.

Closing date for applications: 28th March 2024

A panel may 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.

• Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policyfor details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.