Staff Grade Physiotherapist
Staff Grade Physiotherapist – Rehab
Are you a Physiotherapist who loves seeing patients achieve their goals?
Would you like to be involved in developing provision for Rehabilitation patients? Would you like to work in a supportive, friendly and passionate multidisciplinary team?
Medforce Recruitment are delighted to announce we are recruiting Staff Grade Physiotherapist’s on behalf of our client, a Complex Specialist Rehabilitation Hospital located in south Dublin.
This hospital provides services to patients who, as a result of an accident, illness or Injury, have acquired a physical or cognitive disability and require a specialist programme of rehabilitation.
Purpose of the Position: To provide high quality physiotherapy treatment and rehabilitation to patients assigned throughout the Hospital programmes. Rotations though the Hospital programmes and through Aquatic Physiotherapy and Sports & Exercise Physiotherapy, Respiratory and Out-patients services.
Role:
Outline of Duties and Responsibilities
- To provide prompt, efficient and effective physiotherapy assessment and treatment to patients allocated under the supervision to senior physiotherapists.
- To contribute to the high standard of interdisciplinary care of patients.
- To participate in on-call and continuing care rotas including the Maximising Rehabilitation Opportunities initiative involving Saturday and extended day working.
- To establish and maintain good working relationships with their physiotherapy colleagues and all members of the interdisciplinary care of patients.
- To attend case conferences, ward rounds, programme meetings as appropriate.
- To maintain records of assessment, treatment and progress of all patients and provide written reports as necessary.
- To provide comprehensive records of activity on all patients treated in accordance with departmental/programme requirements.
- To co-operate in the smooth running of the physiotherapy service by attending staff meetings as required and contributing ideas for the progress and development of the department and programme.
- To participate in all the Hospital mandatory training.
- To participate in the physiotherapy in-services training programme including the completion of two junior projects per year.
- To participate in all required Programme specific education.
- To participate in the practice education of student physiotherapists.
Candidates for appointment must:
- Hold a Physiotherapy qualification recognised by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
- Be registered on the Physiotherapist Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
- Have completed the core placements of Rehabilitation as an undergraduate.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong problem-solving skills are a must.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
To discuss this role in detail please click apply or contact jreid@medforce.ie
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