Senior Physiotherapist Spinal Service

Job Description

Post Title:

Senior Physiotherapist in Spinal

Post Status:

Temporary

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.

Hours of work:

Full-Time

Closing Date:

Wednesday 6th May 2026 @12 noon

Position Summary:

The post holder will work as part of the Spinal Service in Beaumont Hospital Physiotherapy Department. They will carry an outpatient caseload of patients with complex and routine spinal pathologies. The post holder will work in consultation with the Spinal Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist to manage all aspects of the service including staff grade supervision and develop pathways of care from referral to discharge.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Operational

The Senior Physiotherapist will:

• In collaboration with the physiotherapy team be responsible for developing organising implementing and evaluating the physiotherapy service in the Beaumont Hospital
• Contribute to service provision planning and delivery of care across the broad physiotherapy team with specific focus on service provision within own physiotherapy service.
• Ensure a safe working environment for patients and staff at all times and read and act upon all issued staff policies.
• Assess and manage risk in their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Take the appropriate timely action to manage any incidents or near misses within their assigned area(s).
• Report any deficiency/danger in any aspect of the service to the team or Physiotherapy Manager as appropriate.
• Be accountable for the budget where relevant.
• 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. The Senior Physiotherapist may be expected to rotate between St. Josephs Hospital Raheny and Beaumont Hospital.

To provide expert advice and guidance for other healthcare professionals patients and carers.

To carry a caseload of patients who have been referred to the Physiotherapy Department.

The post holder will attend relevant departmental and multidisciplinary meetings and will be involved in strategic planning for patients referred to the Physiotherapy Department.

• Ensure that the Physiotherapy Manager is informed on an on-going basis about matters clinical and otherwise affecting the running of the specialist area.
• Record clinical and non-clinical activity data for the service and submit monthly data reports as stipulated by the physiotherapy manager. It is also necessary to prepare an annual service plan and service report to be submitted to the physiotherapy manager.

Professional

The Senior Physiotherapist will:

• Ensure that a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatment is provided for all patients within his/her area of responsibility.
• Demonstrate evidence based practice through the process of clinical reasoning and decision making allowing knowledge to be applied to complex/different situations.
• Ensure that all requests for physiotherapy treatment within his/her speciality are allocated to appropriate staff and liaise with relevant medical staff for maximum effectiveness of treatment discharge and follow up.
• Maintain patient records and to collect statistics as required by the department and service and in accordance with departmental hospital and professional standards.
• Contribute to business planning and business cases.
• Liaise with staff of other disciplines in providing multi-disciplinary services for certain groups of patients.
• Liaise with services outside the hospital to provide continuing care for patients.
• Comply with the delivery of standards in the assessment treatment and management of patients in line with international best practice guidelines.
• Promote a culture that values diversity and respect in the workplace.
• Provide supervision and conduct appraisals for staff grade physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants as required.
• Education and Research
• The Senior Physiotherapist will:
• Manage participate and play a key role in the practice education of student therapists in partnership with universities and clinical educators.
• Teach advise and supervise junior staff including participation in in-service training.
• Participate in teaching programmes for other professionals and ancillary staff.
• Lead promote and ensure clinical effectiveness of the physiotherapy service through performance management education audit and research
• Be a resource of speciality advice within the hospital.
• Take responsibility for and keep up to date with physiotherapy practice by participating in continuing professional development such as reflective practice in service self-directed learning research clinical audit etc.

Key Working Relationships:

The Senior Physiotherapist will:

Work collaboratively with other physiotherapists medical nursing and other health and social care professionals across the acute and community services in providing optimal clinical care and in further developing the service.

Establish links with other organisations both national and international where appropriate providing support and information regarding this clinical area and utilising these additional resources where necessary to benefit patient care.

Work collaboratively with other physiotherapists medical nursing and other health and social care professionals across the acute and community services in providing optimal clinical care and in further developing the service.

Establish links with other organisations both national and international where appropriate providing support and information regarding this clinical area and utilising these additional resources where necessary to benefit patient care.

Accountability:

Senior Physiotherapist will report to Physiotherapy Manager in Charge III for physiotherapy clinical governance attendance and service performance management.

Selection Criteria:

Selection criteria outline the qualifications skills knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post.

Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

Mandatory:

1. Statutory Registration Professional Qualifications Experience etc
(a) Candidates for appointment must:
(i) Be registered or be eligible for registration on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU. See attached link for the current approved Physiotherapist qualifications:

you are a section 91 candidate please see note *

AND

(ii) Candidates must have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years full time) post qualification clinical experience.

AND

(iii) 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.

AND

(iv) 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

2. Annual registration

(i) On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU

AND

(ii) Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

3. Health
Candidates for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

4. Character
Candidates for and any person holding the office must be of good character

5. Role Suitability
Demonstrate a proven record of clinical /academic achievement including continuing development in this specialist field.

6. Additional Skills
Be available to work on call rota for respiratory and orthopaedic services as required by physiotherapy management and have the necessary training at undergraduate level.

*note

Individuals who qualified before 30^th September 2018 and are registered or have applied for registration under Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 must hold a Physiotherapy qualification approved by CORU in order to be eligible to apply. The list of qualifications under the section 91 route can be accessed on the attached link:

91 candidates are individuals who qualified before 30^th September 2018 and have been engaged in the practice of the profession in the Republic of Ireland for a minimum of 2 years full time (or an aggregate of 2 years fulltime) between 1^st October 2016 and 30^th September 2018 are considered to be Section 91 applicants under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005.

Desirable:

• 6 months experience in relevant area
• Previous experience at relevant senior physiotherapist grade
• Further training (e.g. .) in relevant clinical area

Further Information for Candidates:

Supplementary information:

The Hospital

Management Unit:

Enquiries ONLY to:

Name:

Cathy Thomson

Title:

Physiotherapy Manager

Email address:

Telephone:

01.8092577