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.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze 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 Kilkenny Children's Service. Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: 28 hours per week
Salary Scale: €57,771- €68,385 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave: 33 days pro rata per annum
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 (0 – 18 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
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· 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
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· 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.
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· 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
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· Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland
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 internal and external training opportunities
· Generous annual leave entitlements
· Flexible Working
· 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: What now? To apply, please download the Job Description, Person Specification for your information and complete the online Application Form.
CVs will not be accepted.
For informal enquiries please contact:- Therese Healy on 087 7378538
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 4th September 2024 A panel will be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months. · 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-policy for 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.
