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 2025.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver 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 Physiotherapist – Senior Grade to join our team in CHO 1 Cavan CDNT

Contract Type: Permanent Part-time

Contract Hours: 17.5 hours per week (0.5 WTE)

Salary Scale: €60,855 - €72,036 pro rata per annum.

Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post:

Enable Ireland delivers children’s services through the Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Physiotherapist services for young people (0 – 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development. This will be delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please See Job Description For Full List.

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

Candidates for appointment must:
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 aggregate 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.

Experience of working with babies
Applicants must be eligible to work in the state. Please review the criteria at the following link https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits and ensure you meet the requirements before submitting your application
Fluency in English essential
Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area

Annual Registration

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

And

Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland

Desirable Criteria:

A minimum of 1 year’s Physiotherapy paediatric experience working with children with disabilities
Experience with :
Managing Tone
Managing posture
Service development
Experience and/or training in clinical supervision.
Group work
Supervision of other staff and students
Physiotherapy caseload management
Experience of delivering education and / conducting research
Experience in service development and practice standards development
Experience in coordinating clinics and leading and working at a consultative level in clinics alongside consultant and other lead therapists
Experience in managing databases such as hip surveillance, surgery, Botulinum Toxin, etc. and conducting audits

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 and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Monday 13th April 2026, @ 12pm

PLEASE NOTE - PREVIOUS APPLICANTS IN LAST 6 MONTHS NEED NOT APPLY

A panel may 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.
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