Special Seating Clinician

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Special Seating Clinician
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Special Seating Clinician
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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 Silver 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
Special Seating Clinician
to join our team in
Sandymount
.
Contract Type:
Permanent full-time.
Contract Hours:
35 hrs per week.
Salary Scale:
€57,771 - €68,385 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments).
This pay scale is subject to increases in 2025 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations
Annual Leave Entitlement
: 33 days pro rata per annum.
Overview of the Post:
SeatTech is a leading national provider of special seating solutions to wheelchair users with complex needs, and this role provides an exciting opportunity to work with a multi-disciplinary clinical, engineering and technical team to provide a user-focussed service.
The Special Seating Clinician works in partnership with SeatTech colleagues in the delivery of wheelchair and special seating assessments, and equipment selection, prescription and provision.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Service Delivery:
(~90% of the role)
In supporting the provision of a high-quality special seating service, the Special Seating Clinician independently carries a clinical caseload, which involves:
Working in partnership with colleagues and service users, taking into account the service user's ability, needs and preferences
Communicating effectively with colleagues, service users, relatives, carers and other related professionals
Delivery of a quality clinical service to include:
Assessment
Prescription
Delivery
Handover
Review
of posture positioning and related mobility equipment, to meet individual service user requirements
Being accountable for documentation of service user intervention according to the norms of their profession and the requirements of SeatTech
Service Development:
The Special Seating Clinician plays a pivotal role in the development of the service as a whole, and contributes to the formation of a strategy for the service to help ensure its sustainability into the future.
Current service development priorities in which the successful applicant will be involved include:
Supporting the review, further development, and promotion of the SeatTech suite of seating assessment training courses
Establishing collaborative research partnerships with third-level education institutions
Transitioning to digital technologies
Please See Job Description For Full List.
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria:
An honours degree (NFQ Level 8 or higher) in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
Current CORU Registration
Training in anatomy & physiology
Demonstrable understanding of the principles of postural management, and wheelchair & seating assessment
Three years' experience of working in the disability sector
Specific experience of working in the area of wheelchairs and adaptive seating with demonstrable skills gained from same
Clear, consistent communication skills, including strong written communication skills demonstrating good attention to detail
Desirable Criteria:
Postgraduate research experience
Significant (>3 years) independent seating assessment experience
SeatTech Level 1 & Level 2 seating assessment training course attendance, or equivalent
Knowledge & understanding of the social model of disability and its implications to service delivery
Experience of delivering and assessing CPD training courses and/or seminars
Experience in the supervision of staff or students
Experience of liaising with and fostering relationships with different organisations and third-level institutions
This position is open to clinicians with significant experience in the area.
Applicants with less experience are also encourage to apply, and may be considered with modified job description & pay scale.
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
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
Flexible Working
Long service reward scheme
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
Wellbeing benefits
Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
What now?
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form.
CVs will not be accepted.
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
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.
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