Basic Grade Physiotherapist (s) Full/part time/temporary/permanent Children's Disability Network Team

This is an exciting opportunity for a basic grade Physiotherapist to support children and their families, presenting with complex needs arising from a combination of intellectual, physical, and/or sensory disabilities.

The current vacancies are on the Coastal and Kilbarrack CDNTs

We hope to attract dynamic and motivated physiotherapists seeking to consolidate undergraduate experience in the area of paediatric disability therefore recent graduates/or those due to graduate in the coming months are welcome to apply.

The Physiotherapist is a valuable member of the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) who will provide a quality evidence based service in line with family centred practice and Progressing Disability Services (PDS) principles.

A panel will be created for future employment opportunities, across the 4 St Michael’s House Children’s Disability Network Teams.

There may be opportunity for part time posts to share a full time post if interested parties are successful and/or temporary/fixed term contract posts

The successful candidate must have the following:

Essential Criteria

• Bachelor or Masters Degree in Physiotherapy accredited by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists.
• Fully registered or registration in process with CORU.
• Excellent communication and time management skills.
• Excellent ability to work as part of a team.
• Committed to the delivery of quality, family-centred, community-based services

Desirable Criteria

• Clinical experience of working with children with a variety of complex needs including ASD, Intellectual Disability and Physical Disability.
• Full clean driving licence and use of a car.
• Post qualification or clinical placement experience working with children with complex needs arising from a disability.

Benefits disability

As a staff member of St Michael’s House on a CDNT, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent training opportunities including funded formal CPD
• A strong and supportive clinical supervision programme
• Employee wellbeing programme

To apply: please email a cover letter and a copy of your CV to recruitment@smh.ie

Informal enquiries: Aoife Quinn, Children’s Disability Network Manager-Coastal aoife.quinn@smh.ie / Karen Dolan Physiotherapy Manager karen.dolan@smh.ie 

Job descriptions are available from the HR Department. St. Michael’s House is an equal opportunities employer.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 8^th July 2022. Interviews will take place on the week of 11^th July 2022 via an online platform.

 As only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted, include a valid email address on application.

Please see below for primary office locations and therapy spaces for these posts. Children will also be seen at home and in preschool/school.