Job Title: Senior Physiotherapist – Musculoskeletal Out-Patients
Reference No: 01.022 (2025)
Department / Directorate: Physiotherapy Department, COO Directorate
Reports to: Physiotherapist Manager-in-Charge III or Deputy
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) is a model 4, voluntary, academic teaching hospital partnered with Trinity College and situated in south west Dublin. With a staff of over 4,000 people from 63 different countries, it provides both acute and tertiary care to an increasing population of circa 800,000 people and is a provider of local, regional and national specialties.
Purpose of the role:
The Senior Physiotherapist will work with patients affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice. They facilitate the maintenance of health for people of all ages, working with patients to manage pain and prevent disease. In addition to performing the full range of operational level duties, the Senior Physiotherapist will also be responsible for supervising Basic Grade / Student Physiotherapists and participate in their continuing professional training and development.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
* Undertake an appropriate assessment, draw up individual treatment plans and provide effective treatment to all referred patients to the speciality
* Set and maintain a high standard of clinical practice
* Ensure that privacy and dignity of the patient is respected at all times
* Liaise with patients, carers and other health professionals to ensure a holistic approach to patient care
* Maintain good communications with Consultants, General Practitioners and community care team members for early discharge and adequate follow - up
* Keep abreast with current changes in clinical practice by attending seminars, conferences and post-graduate courses
* Maintain an accurate record-keeping system to comply with legal requirements, to support clinical studies and to provide information for data collection
* Participate in weekend, bank holiday and on-call rota
* Attend clinics, team meetings and / or ward rounds when necessary
Qualifications & Experience required
Must have:
* Hold a Physiotherapy qualification recognised by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
* Be registered on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
* Demonstrate evidence of recent formal continuing professional development relevant to the required area of specialism, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses.
* Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification clinical experience for offer of senior contract.
* Within that, must be: a minimum of 8 months full time (or equivalent) experience in out-patient musculoskeletal physiotherapy.
* Experience in the supervision of junior physiotherapists and/or students and/or therapy assistants.
* Have the clinical, managerial and administrative capacity to fulfil the functions of the role.
* Have the requisite knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
* Must have a valid EU work permit/visa.
Application process
Applications can be submitted ‘on-line’ at www.tuh.ie/careers by completing the application form and attaching your CV. Closing Date: Before close of business on: Friday 31st January 2025
Informal Enquiries to: Elaine Barker, Physiotherapist Manager-in-Charge III, Physiotherapy Department, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin 24
Telephone (01) 4142756 or email elaine.barker@tuh.ie
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