Senior Physiotherapist: Orthopaedic Early Supported Discharge
7 days ago
Post Title: Senior Physiotherapist in Orthopaedics: Early Supported Discharge
Post Status: Temporary Specified Purpose Contract
Department: Physiotherapy
Location: Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9
Reports to: Physiotherapy Manager in Charge III
Salary: Appointment will be made in line with Government pay policy. €63,279 to €74,509
Hours of work: Full-Time 35 hours p.week
Closing Date: 12 noon on 28/3/2025
Please note the hospital reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received.
Position Summary:
The post holder will be part of the Inpatient Orthopaedic Service in Beaumont Hospital Physiotherapy Department. This post is for the Orthopaedic Early Supported Discharge Service and will involve developing pathways of care for patients exiting the acute hospital. A significant proportion of this role will involve providing post-acute domiciliary care to patients discharged home following Orthopaedic intervention. Cross cover and competence to manage the Inpatient Orthopaedic service will be required.
Responsibilities
Operational
The Senior Physiotherapist will:
1. In collaboration with the physiotherapy team, be responsible for developing, organising, implementing and evaluating the physiotherapy service in Beaumont Hospital.
2. Contribute to service provision planning and delivery of care across the broad physiotherapy team, with specific focus on service provision within own physiotherapy service.
3. Ensure a safe working environment for patients and staff at all times, and act upon all issued staff policies.
4. Assess and manage risk in their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
5. Take the appropriate timely action to manage any incidents or near misses within their assigned area(s).
6. Report any deficiency/danger in any aspect of the service to the team or Physiotherapy Manager as appropriate.
7. Be accountable for the budget, where relevant.
8. Carry out the duties of a Senior Physiotherapist in the hospital and at such other locations as may be required by the Chief Executive or designated officer.
9. Provide expert advice and guidance for other healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
10. Carry a caseload of patients who have been referred to the Physiotherapy Department.
11. Attend relevant departmental and multidisciplinary meetings and be involved in strategic planning for patients referred to the Physiotherapy Department.
12. Inform the Physiotherapy Manager on an ongoing basis about matters affecting the running of the specialist area.
13. Record clinical and non-clinical activity data for the service, and submit monthly data reports as stipulated by the physiotherapy manager.
Professional
The Senior Physiotherapist will:
1. Ensure that a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatment is provided for all patients within his/her area of responsibility.
2. Demonstrate evidence based practice through the process of clinical reasoning and decision making.
3. Ensure that all requests for physiotherapy treatment are allocated to appropriate staff, and liaise with relevant medical staff.
4. Maintain patient records and collect statistics as required by the department.
5. Contribute to business planning and business cases.
6. Take a lead role in service development as relevant to role.
7. Liaise with staff of other disciplines in providing multi-disciplinary services.
8. Participate and be a lead clinician as appropriate in review meetings, case conferences etc.
9. Liaise with services outside the hospital to provide continuing care for patients.
10. Provide a service in varied locations in line with local policy/guidelines.
11. Comply with the delivery of standards in the assessment, treatment and management of patients.
12. Work within own scope of professional competence in line with principles of best practice.
13. Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace.
14. Provide supervision and conduct appraisals for staff grade physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants as required.
Education and Research
The Senior Physiotherapist will:
1. Participate in mandatory training programmes.
2. Manage, participate and play a key role in the practice education of student therapists.
3. Teach, advise and supervise junior staff including participation in in-service training.
4. Participate in teaching programmes for other professionals and ancillary staff.
5. Lead, promote and ensure clinical effectiveness of the physiotherapy service.
6. Be a resource of speciality advice within the hospital.
7. Take responsibility for, and keep up to date with physiotherapy practice.
Key Working Relationships:
The Senior Physiotherapist will:
1. Work collaboratively with other physiotherapists, medical, nursing and other health and social care professionals.
2. Establish links with other organisations, both national and international.
3. Work with the Physiotherapy Manager in ensuring co-ordination, development and delivery of high quality, client centred physiotherapy service.
Accountability:
The Senior Physiotherapist will report to Physiotherapy Manager in Charge III for physiotherapy clinical governance, attendance and service performance management.
Qualifications
Selection Criteria:
Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy the following criteria:
Mandatory:
1. Hold a Physiotherapy qualification recognised by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
2. Be registered on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
3. Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years full time) post qualification clinical experience.
4. Have the requisite knowledge and ability for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
5. Maintain annual registration on Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
6. Be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office.
7. Be of good character.
8. Demonstrate a proven record of clinical/academic achievement.
9. Be available to work on call rota for respiratory and orthopaedic services.
10. Access to own transport to fulfil required duties.
Desirable:
1. 6 months experience in relevant area.
2. Further training (e.g. M.Sc.) in relevant clinical area.
3. Previous senior grade experience in the acute hospital setting.
The above Job Specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post.
Informal Enquiries ONLY to:
Name: Ivan Clancy
Title: Physiotherapy Manager in Charge III
Email address: ivanclancy@beaumont.ie
Telephone: 01.8092516
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