Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood, our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults, we offer a range of services covering personal development.
Description
JOB OPPORTUNITY
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 2024.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze 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 Basic Grade Physiotherapist to join our team in North Tipperary CDNT, Belmont, Nenagh, Co Tipperary.
Contract Type: Full Time Permanent
Salary Scale: €43,276 - €57,653 pro rata per annum
Overview of the Post:
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a speech and language therapy service to include assessment and intervention and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of disabilities. The post holder will be required to work across a range of settings including the clinic, preschool, schools, special preschools, children’s homes, and community settings.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities.
The successful candidate will have:
1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience:
2. Candidates for appointment must:
1. Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
2. 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.
3. 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.
3. Annual registration:
1. On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
2. Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
* Be eligible to work in the state.
* Valid driving licence for within the state/jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area.
· At least 6 months experience in working with children with disabilities.
· Experience in conducting Assessment of Need assessments.
· Experience in prescribing and monitoring equipment.
· 1 year post-qualification experience working in Paediatrics.
· Be a member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists.
· Experience working with children and their families.
· Experience of a paediatric placement from undergraduate training.
In the event of a high volume of applicants, Desirable Criteria may be applied in the shortlisting process.
If you believe you would fit the role, please submit your application today.
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.
* Long service reward scheme.
* Pay adjusted Maternity Leave.
* Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave.
* Pay adjusted Paternity Leave.
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here.
What now?
Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CVs will not be accepted.
To apply, please download the job description and person specification for your information and complete the online application form.
Enable Ireland welcomes applications from candidates who will be eligible for Professional Registration in the coming months. In the event that candidates are considered for appointment pending their Professional Registration, they may initially be appointed to an assistant grade post.
Closing date for applications: 4pm Friday 22nd November 2024.
Interview date: TBC.
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
· · 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.
· The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
· Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information.
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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