Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (ENT / Vestibular Rehabilitation) (0.5 WTE – 17.5 hours weekly) 3707PEVR25
Date posted: 5 September 2025
Before you apply
This job opportunity is open to both HSE and non-HSE applicants.
Reference
3707PEVR25
Category
Health and Social Care Professionals
Grade
Physiotherapist - Clinical Specialist 3707
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HSE
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Important Information
This job is in the HSE.
County
- Louth
Location
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda & Louth County Hospital
Recruiter
HSE Dublin and North East: North Dublin, Meath, Louth, Cavan, and Monaghan
Contract type
- Permanent Part-time
Post specific related information
The Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (ENT / Vestibular Rehabilitation) will work as part of the Physiotherapy team and the Consultant led Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) service in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, providing advanced triage and physiotherapy services. The Clinical Specialist will provide leadership and education to the Physiotherapy services cross site including Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (OLOLH), Louth County Hospital (LCH), and the Cottage hospital.
Duties include:
• To provide an advanced vestibular physiotherapy triage and treatment service in the ENT / Vestibular clinics, including referral of patients to the relevant pathways for ongoing management.
• To work closely with the Multidisciplinary (MDT), in providing a dynamic, rehabilitation focussed, and evidence based service.
• To provide specialist physiotherapy care to complex vestibular patients, referred to the physiotherapy department.
• To consult on vestibular referrals received to other services within physiotherapy department.
• Undertake a clinical caseload within the physiotherapy department.
• To work with all relevant stakeholders to improve the pathway of care for patients between Community and Acute services.
• To participate in audit and research activities.
• To act as an education resource for colleagues locally, regionally or nationally.
Clinical Specialist reporting relationship:
• Physiotherapy Manager for physiotherapy clinical governance, attendance and service performance management.
ENT Consultants for clinical governance in triage, advanced practice remit and service performance management.
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled
Closing date
24/09/2025 16:00:00
Proposed interview date
TBC
Informal enquiries
Cathy Gillen, Cathy.gillen@hse.ie