Special Seating Clinical Specialist (Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist)Sandymount, Dublin, IrelandFull time, PermanentWho 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, indep
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, indep Show more Skills and attributes Clinical Research Training Delivery Assessment Wheelchair Special Seating Postural Management DescriptionOverview of the Post: Enable Ireland SeatTech offers a range of specialist clinical, engineering, and technical expertise necessary for the undertaking of special seating assessments, the subsequent prescription of wheelchairs & seating, and the design and manufacture of custom made special seating supports.
Our mission at SeatTech is to work with people to provide them with the most appropriate wheelchairs, seating, and positioning equipment to meet their individual needs. We aim to achieve this by working together as a specialist team of caring individuals, who understand that our success is always determined by the quality of the service we provide to each person.
The purpose of this post is to provide high-quality specialist clinical support to the SeatTech service.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: The Special Seating Clinical Specialist leads the delivery of suitable wheelchair and seating solutions for people with complex needs as part of the highly-experienced multidisciplinary team in SeatTech. The key priority for every member of the team is to deliver the best custom seating solution to meet each individual service user's needs in a timely manner. The Special Seating Clinical Specialist applies advanced clinical knowledge, reasoning and skills in their assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and modification of intervention programmes for service users the area of wheelchairs and special seating.
The Special Seating Clinical Specialist acts in an expert clinical advisory role to Enable Ireland colleagues and colleagues from other agencies, supporting the development of their knowledge and skills by facilitating decision making through collaboration with the service user and their circle of support. The Special Seating Clinical Specialist acts as a positive and supportive colleague with strong leadership skills, and team leader as appropriate. The Special Seating Clinical Specialist works in a proactive manner to ensure that his/her productivity matches agreed targets, so that agreed deadlines are met and high-quality SeatTech products are delivered in a timely manner.
Training delivery is an inherent part of the SeatTech service, and the Special Seating Clinical Specialist will lead the development and delivery of training packages designed for both professionals and lay-people with a professional and/or personal interest in postural management.
The Special Seating Clinical Specialist participates in ongoing audit and appropriate work-related research/ evaluation projects in areas relevant to the field.
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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