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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>
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<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, 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>
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<p><strong>Louth Meath area</strong>:</p>
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<p>Operational and Line Manager: Aamer Nisar, Community Health Network Manager, Louth Meath.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Tel: 087 3603570 Email Aamer.nisar@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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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 standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.</p>
<p> <strong>AND</strong></p>
<p><strong> (iv) </strong>Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Physiotherapist Register maintained by the Physiotherapist Registration Board at CORU <u>before a contract of employment can be issued</u><
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