Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Postural and Motor Management) in Wicklow

About the Role

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Postural and Motor Management) to join our teams in Co. Wicklow. This is a fixed-term post for 24 months, with 17.5 hours per week. The salary scale is €68,897 to €80,302 pro rata per annum. This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

The post holder will provide a high standard of Physiotherapy services, including advanced and specialised interventions, to support the therapists, service users and families in CHO6. The post holder will act as a positive and supportive team leader in their specialism, using clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to colleagues to support the development of their knowledge and skills, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload on the Children’s Disability Network Team. The post holder will also participate in ongoing audit and appropriate work-related research/evaluation projects in areas relevant to their clinical field.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have:

• Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc:
• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Have five years full time (or equivalent) years post qualification clinical experience of which four years full time (or equivalent) must be consecutive in the required area of specialism.
• Demonstrate a proven record of clinical excellence.
• Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the required area of specialism, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses.
• Demonstrate achievement in the areas of clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, practice development, teaching and research.
• 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.
• 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.
• Be eligible to work in the State.
• Annual Registration:
• On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Physiotherapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.

Details

Contract Type: Fixed Term Post for 24 months.

Contract Hours: 17.5 hours per week.

Location: Wicklow, Ireland

Closing date: 21 Aug 2026

Interview date: 10th September 2026

Salary: €68,897 to €80,302 pro rata per annum. This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

How to Apply

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted. Closing date for applications: 20th August 2026. Interview date: 10th September 2026. A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months. The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant. Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community. The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment. Please review Enable Ireland’s Rezoomo Privacy Policy here: https://enableireland.ie/resources/publications/rezoomo-privacy-policy. Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.