Senior Physiotherapist

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

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 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 Senior Physiotherapist to join our team in Children’s Services Cork, Lavanagh Centre, Curraheen, Cork.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: Up to 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €59,662 to €70,623 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

Overview of the Post:

Under the lead agency of Enable Ireland and within the Progressing Disability Services Model, CHO4 Physical Disability Support Service (PDSS) provides support to clinicians, children and families attending CDNTs and Primary Care. The service includes assessment diagnostics and intervention for children with physical disability and works on the development of clinical competencies in teams working with children with complex physical disabilities.

The post holder will work as a senior Physiotherapist within the CHO4 PDSS providing services to children 0 – 18 years and families within the region.

The post holder will provide a physiotherapy service to include assessment diagnostics and intervention for children with a physical disability, and the development of clinical competencies in teams working with children.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities

Please see Job Description for full list

Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications & Experience

- Hold a physiotherapy qualification recognised by the Physiotherapy Registration Board at CORU.

- Be registered on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapy Registration Board at CORU.

- All candidates must have a minimum of 3 years full‑time (or equivalent) post‑qualification clinical experience in the area of paediatric (0‑18 years) physical disability, including physical disability motor management (ie: Complex Postural and Physical assessments).

- Experience working with external agencies, to include assessments and service plans in providing motor management services.

- All candidates must demonstrate a proven record of worked experience in the area of physical disability.

- On appointment clinicians must maintain annual registration on the Physiotherapist Register maintained by the Physiotherapy Registration Board at CORU.

- Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.

- Must be eligible to work in the State.

Preferred qualifications and experience

- Experience of a service delivery model that operates at a primary and regional team level.

- Postgraduate education in the area of postural management.

- SeatTech Level 1 & Level 2 seating assessment training course attendance, or equivalent.

- Training and experience in the supervision of staff and/or students.

- Experience and interest in relevant research initiatives.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

- 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?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 3rd December 2025 before noon

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. 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. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.

Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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