Senior Physiotherapist, Respiratory Care (Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis) in Limerick | HSE Mid West Jobs
Description
Posted: 18 Dec 2025
Senior Physiotherapist, Respiratory Care (Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis)
- Limerick, Ireland
- Full time, Permanent
- € 63,912 - 75,254
- Fluent English
- Closing date: January 14, 2026 12:00 PM
Who We Are
Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE, on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019 and they will be fully operational from 2024.
Each Health Region will be tasked with population specific planning resourcing and delivery of health and social care services for the needs of its unique population. This will result in improved accountability and governance in terms of finance and performance, while also bringing decisionmaking closer to the frontline.
Health Regions will enable and empower staff to provide services that are:
- Integrated, locally planned and delivered
- Easier to access and navigate
- Available closer to home
Health Regions are geographically-based units with clearly defined populations. They align community and hospital services within specific areas. The HSE will retain a strong but leaner central organisation, with more service provision developed at a local level.
HSE Mid West
The newly established HSE Mid West Health Region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services for Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary serving a population of over 413,059 people. The redesign of services will allow new pathways to be developed between acute hospitals, community services, primary care, health & wellbeing and voluntary sectors to develop more integrated, patient-centred care. HSE Mid-West includes all hospital, community healthcare and public health services in the region. This includes:
UL Hospitals Group, consisting of
- University Hospital Limerick
- University Maternity Hospital Limerick
- Ennis Hospital
- Nenagh Hospital
- Croom Hospital
- St John’s Hospital (voluntary)
Mid-West Community Healthcare
- Deliver a broad range of community services, provided within and outside of the acute hospital system and includes Primary Care, Older Persons, Disabilities, Mental Health and Health & Wellbeing. Community services are delivered through a range of direct and indirect services delivered directly or through partnerships with HSE teams, Section 38/39 agencies and private providers under SLA agreements.
Public Health Mid-West
The Public Health team work to protect, support, enable and advise on the health and wellbeing of the population. They deliver services across four public health domains:
- Health Protection
- Health Improvement
- Health Service Improvement
- Health Intelligence
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Description
Job Title, Grade Code
Senior Physiotherapist, Respiratory Care (Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis)
Grade Code: 3158
Location of Post
HSE Mid West
FSS An Íarthar Láir
There is currently one permanent whole-time vacancy available in University Hospital Limerick (UHL). The post holder will be based in University Hospital Limerick. Successful Candidates may be required to work in other service areas in the acute services HSE Mid West as the need requires.
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 for the HSE Mid West.
Informal Enquiries
We welcome enquiries about the role.
Name: Colum Moloney, Physiotherapy Manager in Charge III, HSE Mid West Acute Services
Email: colum.moloney@hse.ie
Contact Number: 061-485318 / 087-4516180
Contact UHLRecruitment@hse.ie for enquiries relating to the recruitment process.
Purpose of the Post
- To work with the Physiotherapist Manager or designated person in ensuring the co-ordination, development and delivery of a quality, client centred physiotherapy service for paediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (PWCF) across and between networks in the geographical area.
- To organise and oversee the service development with paediatric and adult cystic fibrosis (CF) colleagues
- Be aware of and perform high quality respiratory assessment and treatment specific to Cystic Fibrosis including but not limited to lung function testing, autogenic drainage and the use of accessory devices.
- To carry out physiotherapy assessment and treatment on inpatient wards, outpatient clinics and outpatient settings
- Perform musculoskeletal, neurological and developmental assessments as needed as part a member of the multidisciplinary team, collaborating with other professionals, families and agencies
- To design and implement home exercise programmes for PWCF incorporating respiratory and global exercise.
- Identify infants/children who may need referral to early intervention and children services.
- Incorporate evidence-based literature into paediatric CF practice
- Work as a team member within the paediatric service to ensure continuity of care.
- To carry out clinical and educational duties as required to maintain the service.
- Support or participate in research involving infants, children, parents, or caregiver’s in Neonatal/paediatric care units
- Communicate, demonstrate, and evaluate physiotherapy care processes with other professionals and caregivers
- Pursue active commitment to continuous education in practice topics related to cystic fibrosis/paediatrics
- To be responsible for the provision of a high quality Physiotherapy service in accordance with standards of professional practice
- Measure and evaluate performance of the service
- Provide Cross-cover across the neonatology and paediatric service.
- Provide on-call and weekend physiotherapy cover
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