Senior Inpatient & Post-Operative Physiotherapist

Qualifications:

The Sports Surgery Clinic are currently recruiting for a Senior Inpatient & Post-Operative Physiotherapist to join the Sports Medicine department. It is envisaged this role will include primarily a ward-based caseload with up to 4 hours of management-related time per week and an opportunity to have a post-operative caseload.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. To assist in the day-to-day running of the ward-based physiotherapy service and in-patient care.
   
2. To deliver a high-quality service of in-patient, pre-operative and post-operative patient physiotherapy following the SSC6 approach.
   
3. To refer where appropriate for engagement with the referring Consultant surgeon, Programs, Sports Physicians, outpatient rehabilitation.
   
4. To assist in tracking the numbers of patients on a weekly basis being seen by inpatient physiotherapy and collate a monthly report of this data.
   
5. To work on a rota to maintain a 7 day a week service.
   
6. To ensure appropriate record keeping and electronic patient record, including billing, and maintenance of good practice in data recording and evidence based medicine.
   
7. To develop on-going protocols and evidence based management in conjunction with the inpatient physiotherapy and outpatient rehabilitation teams.
   
8. To take responsibility for roster, time management (TMS) and scheduling of inpatient physiotherapy team to suit the demands of the ward activity in conjunction with the lead IPOP physiotherapist.
   

Secondary Responsibilities:

1. To contribute to the continuous professional development programme in the physiotherapy department.
   
2. To take an individual caseload in outpatient setting reporting to a stream lead.
   
3. To develop post-operative protocols in conjunction with outpatient stream protocols to fit with the SSC6 pathway.
   
4. To get involved in research within area of interest that leads to the possibility of publishing at least a poster or paper a year in a peer reviewed journal and national conference.
   
5. To assist in the conduct an audit of service delivery on delegated topic of interest.
   

Line Management Responsibilities:

• To assist in responsibility for junior members of the in-patient physiotherapy team ward-based activity.
  

Requirements

We are currently recruiting for the position of Staff Nurse in our Inpatient Wards.

Candidates are invitedto apply for Staff Nurse positions on our busy Inpatient Ward.

Working 39 hours per week Monday to Sunday.

The candidate must possess the following :

• Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree or equivalent.
  
• 3 years Post-graduate experience.
  
• Experience working in orthopaedic or in-patient environment.
  
• Candidate must be a member of the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists and have CORU registration.
  
• Preferable: MSc Physiotherapy, Strength and Conditioning, Sports Science
  

Benefits

Why work with us?

Great Salary

Great Annual Leave

Permanent Contract

Working 39 hours per week Monday to Sunday.

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