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Staff Grade Physiotherapist

Negotiable Allied Health Professionals Laois

Job Title: Staff grade Physiotherapist

Location: Portlaoise
Hours: 35 hours per week (Full-time)
Contract: 12 month specified purpose contract (with potential for extension)

Salary: HSE Pay Scale Applies, depending on experience

Excel Recruitment are recruiting a Staff grade Physiotherapist to join a dynamic Child Disability Team in Portlaoise.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Staff grade Physiotherapist to further their career while becoming part of a dynamic interdisciplinary team dedicated to supporting children with disabilities.

The successful candidate will be working within an inter-disciplinary team with a variety of complex cases including children with physical disabilities. The geographic are covered is Edenderry, Portarlington and Mountmellick. There is a Senior Physiotherapist in the team to provide clinical supervision.

Role Purpose:

To work as a staff grade Physiotherapist therapist, as a member of the children’s disability network team in Portlaoise. You will be providing a quality, evidence-based service to children and young people 0 – 18 years within an interdisciplinary framework and family centred practice and to support other staff and students as assigned.

This Interdisciplinary team includes Senior Physiotherapists, Senior & Staff Grade Speech and Language Therapists, Senior Occupational Therapists, Staff grade Occupational Therapists, and Psychologists.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the child / young person while working in partnership with their parent/family/carer and all other relevant stakeholders to identify and achieve goals.
  • Demonstrates sufficient clinical skills in assessment and intervention to meet the specific needs of the relevant caseload
  • Form strong positive working relationships across all areas of the service, builds on a common understanding.
  • To work in collaboration with the other members of the interdisciplinary team in the planning and delivery of services for children and young people, in particular in the development of child and family centred planning.
  • Plans and organises individual and group caseloads, to include assessments, interventions and diagnosis for children (0 – 18 years) with a range of significant complex needs, and may include physical, sensory, learning disabilities, developmental delay and autism
  • Provide a Physiotherapy service to include assessment and intervention and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of complex needs.

Essential:

  • A recognised validated University Degree or Diploma or an equivalent qualification in Physiotherapy.
  • Have a qualification that has been approved by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapy
  • Be eligible to work in the state.
  • Hold full Registration with CORU
  • Full Drivers Licence with access to own transport
  • Previous experience in the area of disability
  • Experience of working with children and families in a community based setting.

What to Expect:

  • The chance to work independently and collaboratively, allowing you to make informed decisions that shape the care provided.
  • Extensive professional development, clinical support, and mentorship to enhance your career growth.
  • Joining a close knit and experienced expert Interdisciplinary team.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 9455139

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