For informal enquiries please contact: 

edel.quinn@hse.ie : HOSD Former CHO 1 

cho8.disabilityservices@hse.ie Former CHO8 

HeadofServiceDisability.DNCC@hse.ie former CHO9 

The Children’s Disability Network Manager (CDNM) is the Operational Line Manager for the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT). This Interim Physiotherapist Manager will work in collaboration with CDNMs in the Health Region and other Discipline Managers in CDNTS, Primary Care and CAMHS to ensure particular elements as set out in this Job Specification and that emerge as service priorities are progressed.  

The Interim Physiotherapist Manager will not have any line management responsibilities for staff members in the CDNTs. 

The Interim Physiotherapist Manager in the CDNTs of the Dublin and North East Region  

will be responsible for the delivery and development of a high quality, integrated and effective Physiotherapy service within an interdisciplinary service model. 

The Interim Physiotherapist Manager appointment is for 1 year and will be subject to review against set KPIs and Service Priorities as agreed by the Lead Agency as set out below: 

Clinical Governance 

1. Clinical Supervision  

• Allocated staff for Clinical Supervision which match the gaps within each of the Health Regions. 

1. Enhancing talent acquisition and boosting Disability service visibility 

• Supporting recruitment, retention and workforce planning 

• Co-ordinate under graduate student placements across the CDNTs. 

• Provide clinical leadership for the rollout of Therapy Assistant grades within their area. 

• Be a representative of the Service in relation to the development of apprenticeship schemes. 

1. Optimising efficiency, output and outcome  

• Take a lead role in relation to the development and roll out of discipline specific and interdisciplinary clinical pathways   

• Develop tools to capture clinical outcomes for children accessing CDNT services 

• Participate in the Clinical Advisory Group  

1. Quality and Safety  

• Contribute to the clinical components of those under complex case management and contribute to a comprehensive review mechanism for children, including those in residential care. 

• Be responsible for input into these reviews to ensure that the service continues to meet the needs of children. 

• Contribute to the clinical components of these reviews to ensure that the service continues to meet the needs of the children 

• Contribute clinical inputs to inform decisions regarding cases being disputed under the National Access Policy 

Any other duties as may be identified by the Lead Agency

Candidates for appointment must: 

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU See attached link for current approved Physiotherapy qualifications 

https://coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/approved-qualifications/physiotherapists  

If you are a section 91 candidate, please see note*  

And 

• Have 5 years full time (or an aggregate of 5 years full time) post qualification clinical experience 

And 

• Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, management, leadership and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office 

And 

• 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 

Annual Registration 

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

And 

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

Health 

A candidate 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.  

Character 

Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character. 

Note* 

Individuals who qualified before 30th 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 approved qualifications under the section 91 route can be accessed on the attached link: 

https://coru.ie/files-registration/hse-list-of-physiotherapist-qualifications.pdf 

Section 91 candidates are individuals who qualified before 30th 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 1st October 2016 and 30th September 2018 are considered to be section 91 applicants  under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005 

Related Attachment: Interim Physiotherapist Manager CDNT- Job Sepc (1)

The HSE Dublin and North East Region is an equal opportunities employer.