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Senior Physiotherapist Orthopaedic In-Patients
Beacon HospitalDublin, Ireland08/10/2026
FisioterapeutaFull-TimeFisioterapia em Ortopedia e TraumatologiaInglês · Avançado (B2)
Descrição
Overview
Beacon Hospital is recruiting a Senior Physiotherapist for its Orthopaedic In-Patient Service in Dublin.
The post reports to the Allied Therapy Manager.
About the role
The Senior Physiotherapist designs, coordinates and delivers an effective Orthopaedic In-Patient Physiotherapy Service in collaboration with ward staff.
The role ensures timely physiotherapy review for hospital orthopaedic patients in line with departmental policy.
The post holder delivers orthopaedic joint-school, prehabilitation and rehabilitation classes for arthroplasty patients in an outpatient setting.
The role may include occasional cross-cover of outpatient orthopaedic clinics and participation in on-call and standby rotas.
Key responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the Orthopaedic In-Patient Physiotherapy team with the Allied Therapy Manager, Clinical Specialists and Senior Physiotherapists
- Deliver evidence-based, person-centred orthopaedic inpatient physiotherapy care
- Ensure timely assessment and treatment of hospital orthopaedic patients
- Provide arthroplasty joint-school, prehabilitation and rehabilitation classes
- Mentor and supervise Staff Grade Therapists, Physiotherapy Assistants and students
- Participate in staff induction, appraisal, in-service education, research and audit
- Maintain clinical records, statistics and reports for organisational and legal purposes
- Review and update orthopaedic service policies
- Oversee physiotherapy-equipment safety testing and support safe equipment use
- Contribute to service budgets, consumable expenditure control and capital-equipment replacement planning
Requirements
- Degree in Physiotherapy or an equivalent qualification
- Current CORU registration
- Minimum three years of physiotherapy experience
- Significant ward-based orthopaedic physiotherapy experience
- Ability to plan and deliver evidence-based, person-centred care
- Leadership, mentoring, communication, planning and team-development skills
- Commitment to continuing professional development, quality improvement and safe clinical practice
- Postgraduate education in Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy or Advanced Physiotherapy Practice is desirable
- Ward-based cardiothoracic physiotherapy, ICU experience or postgraduate musculoskeletal outpatient experience is desirable
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