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Senior Physiotherapist Cavan Monaghan and Louth Meath Primary Care
RCSI Hospital GroupIrelandfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Aug 2025
About the role
<h2>Overview</h2>
<p><strong>Overview</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Location of Post</strong></p>
<p>Current Vacancy--Cavan Monaghan Primary Care</p>
<p>Current Vacancy - Louth Meath Network Area</p>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><em>Panels will be created for the following clinical area:</em></p>
<ul>
<li><em> Musculoskeletal / Orthopaedics / Rheumatology</em></li>
<li><em> Respiratory </em></li>
<li><em> Neurology / Gerontology / Rehabilitation (including adult disabilities)</em></li>
<li><em> Paediatrics</em></li>
</ul>
<p><em> </em></p>
<p><strong><em>A panel will be formed as a result of this campaign for Senior Physiotherapist in, Primary Care inclusive of Chronic Disease Management, Adult Disability Services, Older Person Services,</em> <em>Integrated Care Programme for Older People (ICPOP) (including MTRR, MASS, ICTOP hub) and Acute Hospital Services (Cavan General Hospital only), to recruit current and future permanent and specified purpose contracts (SPC) of whole/part time to be filled in Cavan Monaghan and Louth Meath</em></strong></p>
<h2>Organisational Context</h2>
<p><strong>Informal Enquiries</strong></p>
<p>Operational and Line Manager: Ruth Woods, Community Healthcare Network Manager, Cavan CHN; </p>
<p>Tel: 087 1700374 Email: Cavan.chn@hse.ie</p>
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<p>Operational and Line Manager: Donna McGroarty, Community Healthcare Network Manager, Monaghan CHN;</p>
<p>Tel: 087 1215192 Email: monaghan.chn@hse.ie</p>
<p><strong>Or </strong></p>
<p>Clinical Manager: Leonia Kelly, Cavan / Monaghan Primary Care Physiotherapy Manager;</p>
<p>Tel:0872664049 Email: Leonia.Kelly@hse.ie</p>
<p> </p>
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<p><strong>Louth Meath area</strong>:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Operational and Line Manager: Aamer Nisar, Community Health Network Manager, Louth Meath.</p>
<p> Tel: 087 3603570 Email Aamer.Nisar1@hse.ie</p>
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<p><strong>Physiotherapist Manager in Charge 3, Louth Primary Care, Dundalk</strong></p>
<p><strong>Jessica O'Malley</strong></p>
<p>0872684899</p>
<p><strong>* jessica.omalley@hse.ie</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Physiotherapist Manager in Charge III, Meath Community Services, Navan. </strong></p>
<p><strong>Maria O'Grady</strong></p>
<p><strong>MOBILE </strong>:0876559080 MariaM.OGrady@hse.ie </p>
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<h2>Key Responsibilities</h2>
<p><strong>Details of Service</strong></p>
<p>Cavan Monaghan Primary Care Services, have adopted the Community Healthcare Network (CHN), National Operating Model, and have two CHN’s:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>1. Cavan Community Healthcare Network</p>
<p>2. Monaghan Community Healthcare Network</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Louth Meath area consisting of the following Network areas:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>North Louth Network area</li>
<li>South Louth Network area</li>
<li>North Meath and Ardee Network area</li>
<li>East Meath Network area</li>
<li>Central Meath Network area</li>
<li>Southwest Meath Network area</li>
</ul>
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<p>Both Community Healthcare Networks consist of Primary Care Teams and Network based staff which manage and deliver local community healthcare services to meet the needs of people in a defined catchment area. </p>
<p>Within Cavan there are eight Primary Care teams and within Monaghan there are five Primary Care Teams and one Children’s Team within each Community Healthcare Network.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Community Healthcare Network Manager is responsible for service delivery within six disciplines within the Primary Care Teams, to include; Dieticians, Occupational Therapists, Podiatrists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers and Speech and Language Therapists, across the following grades; </p>
<p> therapy assistant, staff grade, senior grade, and clinical specialist grade. </p>
<p>The Therapy Manager is responsible for the Clinical Assurance of the staff clinical practice and clinical service provision, within their respective discipline clinical roles and grades.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The roles will evolve as the structures within the Healthcare Area are further developed and established.</p>
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<h2>Essential Criteria</h2>
<p><strong>Candidates must have at the latest date of application: - </strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>1. <u>Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc</u></strong></p>
<p><strong>(i)</strong> Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.<strong> Those qualified and awaiting CORU registration may apply.</strong> <strong>If you are a section 91 candidate, please see note*</strong></p>
<p> <strong>AND</strong></p>
<p><strong>(ii) </strong> Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification Physiotherapy experience</p>
<p> <strong>AND</strong></p>
<p><strong>(iii) </strong>Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high sta
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