Senior Physiotherapist (Location: West Cork )
Description
Senior Physiotherapist Required for West Cork Children's Disability Network Team CoAction West Cork Services
(Ref D012)
35 hrs Specific Purpose Contract - Covering a maternity leave
Overall Purpose of Position
To be responsible for providing a high quality, patient-centred Physiotherapy service to
part of the WCCDNT caseload. The candidate will be required to work and
communicate well within multi-disciplinary teams. The candidate will also be
responsible for Clinical Professional Development and demonstrate an enthusiasm for
their role.
Person Specification
Position Title: Senior Physiotherapist
Based: West Cork
Reports To: Children's Disability Network Manager (or approved designate)
Essential Qualifications
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons.) or BScPhysiotherapy (Hons) degree or
equivalent
Desirable Qualifications
- Postural Management Training
- Training in managing a paediatric caseload with intellectual and/or physical
disabilities.
Essential Skills & Abilities
- Sufficient clinical knowledge and evidence based practice to undertake the
duties of the post.
- Effective interpersonal / communication skills and the ability to collaborate with
colleagues.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary
team.
- Ability to be innovative in service provision including planning and managing the
allocated paediatric caseload effectively.
- Ability to acknowledge limitations and awareness of when to seek assistance.
Evidence of contributing to own CPD.
- Ability to integrate evidence into practice.
- Demonstrate a quality focus and commitment to quality within Physiotherapy
practice.
- Ability to demonstrate programmes to staff in Physiotherapy assistant roles and
families.
- Effective organisational and time management skills.
- To positively and effectively influence the Physiotherapy Department with
service development initiatives.
- Flexible approach to working time to support service delivery
- A positive attitude & the ability to be solutions focused.
- Adhere to the ISCP code of Practice.
Desirable Skills
- Experience of managing a complex paediatric caseload with physical and/or
intellectual disabilities.
- Experience with a postural management service.
- Experience of incorporating evidence based practice into clinical work.
- Experience of using Software to document clinical notes.
Essential Experience
- Candidate will have at least three years Post Qualification experience, some of
which desirably in the provision of care to a paediatric caseload.
Desired Experience
- Previous experience of supporting children with an Intellectual Disability /
Autism/ Acquired Disability.
- Management of a complex neurological and/or orthopaedic caseload
- Worked closely within a multi-disciplinary team
Main Responsibilities
- Be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and review of
treatment / intervention programmes for Paediatric caseload within WCCDNT.
- Manage workload in accordance with the needs of the post.
- Collaborate with service users, family, carers, multi-disciplinary team, network
physiotherapists, management team and other staff as appropriate in treatment
/ intervention, planning and provision of services in a coordinated way.
- Collaborate with MDT in assessing, planning and coordinating interventions to
children with complex needs.
- Maintain clinical records in accordance with local and Professional guidelines.
Become aware of using software for clinical documentation purposes.
- Communicate verbally and / or in writing results of assessments, treatment /
intervention programmes and recommendations to the team and relevant others
in accordance with service policy.
- Attend clinics, initial team assessments, team meetings, case conferences, etc.
as required and at varied locations and liaise with external agencies as required.
- Support families and appropriate care staff in varying settings in providing a
Physiotherapy service.
- Be designated Key Contact for certain children within the team and manage their
needs following the principles of PDS.
- Arrange and carry out duties in a timely manner within settings appropriate to
service users’ needs and in line with local policy / guidelines.
- Maintain professional standards in relation to confidentiality, ethics and
legislation.
- To record and collate statistics to reflect work undertaken and provide data as
required by the Network Manager or Designated person.
- Operate within the rules of Professional Conduct as assigned by CORU and/or
the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapy
Education and Training
- Participate in mandatory training programmes.
- Participate in continuing professional development including in-service training,
attending conferences / courses relevant to practice.
- Participate in clinical supervision sessions as required and performance review
as arranged by the Network Manager or Designated person.
- Supervise Physiotherapy students in conjunction with the Practice Tutor as
required.
Service and Standards
- Set and maintain a high standard of clinical/non-clinical practice within clinic
and various community settings.
- Keep abreast of research and best practice developments in relevant
clinical/non-clinical areas by attending seminars, courses, conferences and
post graduate courses and maintain clinical/other relevant competencies.
- Ensure that privacy and dignity of the person supported is respected at all times.
- Ensure compliance with departmental policies such as the data collection
system, current administrative procedures and health and safety guidelines.
- Contribute to forward planning and the development of Physiotherapy services
within WCCDNT.
- Participate in a performance review process with line manager and be
responsible for the performance review of Basic Grade or Physiotherapy
assistant staff when required.
- Undertake other responsibilities as are agreed from time to time with the line
manager or other such person to whom he/she may be accountable. To be an
active member of the day/residential team and attend meetings/case
conferences etc. as required.
Health & Safety
- Be familiar with and comply with Health and Safety Regulations & Protocols,
relevant Safety Statement, professional guidelines and Core Standards of
Practice.
- To collaborate with the line manager by contributing to risk assessments and
Safety statement for the Physiotherapy Department.
- To be responsible for ensuring the general safety and maintenance of any
equipment supplied for the fulfilment of his/her duties.
- To report immediately to the Network Manager or Designated manager any
defect in equipment or the environment that may be hazardous.
- To document all accidents, incidents and potential hazards immediately and
report them to the Network Manager or Designated person.
- Employees must attend fire lectures and must observe fire orders.
- Must be aware of and adhere to legislation concerning:-
- Health and Safety
- Freedom of Information Act 1997 Childcare Act
- Ensure all accidents/incidents are reported and documented in
accident/incident book as held in each area.
- To ensure adequate knowledge of emergency actions and plans.
Benefits
- Generous 25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- Pension
- Sick Leave
- Income Protection
- Health Bunny
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff Savings Scheme
- Onsite parking
The above benefits are in line with Organisational policy.
Only applicants with existing legal rights to work in Ireland can be considered.
This job description indicates the main functions and responsibilities of the post
and is subject to review and amendment in light of changing circumstances and
may include other duties and responsibilities as may be determined from time to
time by the Director of Services/CEO or designated Line Manager. You will be given
as much notice of such changes as possible. It is CoAction’s policy to review job
descriptions on a regular basis.
CoAction West Cork CLG is an equal opportunity employer
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