Senior Physiotherapist in Respiratory Physiotherapy

· To be responsible for the provision of a high quality evidence based Physiotherapy to Inpatient and Outpatient respiratory service in accordance with standards of professional practice

· To work in conjunction with other team members in co-ordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the population it serves in line with the objectives of the organisation

· Be responsible for training all staff and senior grade Physiotherapists to ensure they have the necessary respiratory competencies to participate in the weekend on Call rota.

· To carry out clinical and educational duties as required ie to carry out clinical supervision of the staff grade physiotherapists who rotate on the wards ensuring their competency level and education of colleagues in all physiotherapy aspects of Respiratory Care

· To be responsible for the supervision of UCD and TCD Students while on placement here on the wards in SCH as we are a tutor site for TCD and UCD students

· To analyse and submit accurate metric stats for the respiratory and Inpatient department

· Participate in relevant research activity and engage with relevant professional bodies