Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Outpatient Oncology Care (FTC)

Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Outpatient Oncology Care (FTC)

Job Location: Dublin, Ireland

Work Arrangement: On-site

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Contract

Working Hours: Full-Time

Responsibilities

• Lead, coordinate, and deliver a high quality outpatient oncology physiotherapy service, ensuring patient centred care based on assessed clinical needs and best practice standards.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve operational procedures, policies, and service protocols to maintain excellence in physiotherapy service delivery.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of advancements in oncology physiotherapy, healthcare technology, clinical practice, research, and professional development.
• Adapt to evolving service requirements by contributing to clinical audits, data analysis, research activities, and cross covering other physiotherapy services, including musculoskeletal outpatient care.
• Collaborate effectively with the Allied Therapy Manager, Oncology Service Manager, Physiotherapy Manager, and multidisciplinary teams to ensure efficient service management and continuity of care.
• Participate in senior management activities, including service planning, staff induction, performance appraisal, training programmes, annual reporting, and deputising for the Physiotherapy Manager when required.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to physiotherapy staff by promoting professionalism, continuous learning, compliance with orientation programmes, and ongoing performance development.
• Maintain accurate clinical, operational, legal, and statistical records, oversee equipment inventories and safety testing, and ensure departmental policies remain current and compliant.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, fire and emergency management regulations, while maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Support service audits, data management, budget control, consumable expenditure monitoring, equipment replacement planning, and participate in on call, standby, evening and rota commitments as required.

Requirements

• Hold a recognised degree in physiotherapy or equivalent qualification, be CORU registered, and be eligible for membership with the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists.
• Possess a minimum of five years' post graduate experience in outpatient physiotherapy, including significant oncology experience supported by relevant postgraduate training; membership of an oncology professional network is desirable.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge and evidence based practice skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate physiotherapy interventions within oncology and musculoskeletal services.
• Deliver person centred care with empathy, professionalism, dignity and respect, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and service delivery.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, review and evaluation of physiotherapy services, clinical protocols, guidelines and quality improvement initiatives.
• Monitor clinical activity, maintain accurate records, conduct chart audits and prepare service reports in compliance with professional, organisational and legal requirements.
• Foster effective communication, collaboration and partnership with multidisciplinary teams, patients, families and external stakeholders to support integrated care delivery.
• Lead and support internal and external audits, committee work, service evaluations and clinical governance activities to ensure continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrate strong leadership, organisational and staff development skills, promoting team morale, professional growth, effective supervision and efficient operational management.
• Maintain a commitment to continuing professional development, adaptability to change, IT competency and the ability to analyse, interpret, present and communicate complex clinical and professional information effectively.

Benefits

• Fully funded private health insurance
• Competitive salary package
• Employer funded pension contributions
• Subsidised parking facilities
• Access to educational grants
• Ongoing continuous professional development opportunities