Locum Physiotherapist

Contract Type: Locum (full-time hours available) Location: Nationwide — travel required across Spectrum Health sites (Ireland) Reports to: Physiotherapy Lead / Clinical Manager

Role Purpose:

To provide high-quality, client-centred physiotherapy assessment and treatment across Spectrum Health services, covering absences, peaks in demand, and service gaps at short notice across multiple sites nationwide.

Key Responsibilities:

- Deliver physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for clients across assigned sites

- Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in line with CORU and Spectrum Health standards

- Travel to and cover multiple locations as scheduled, including at short notice where required

- Liaise with local clinical leads and administrative staff at each site to ensure continuity of care

- Manage caseload/referral prioritisation and discharge planning

- Maintain clear clinical records to support handover between sites and staff

- Adhere to clinical governance, safeguarding, and incident reporting procedures

- Ensure compliance with infection control, health and safety, and GDPR/data protection requirements

Essential Criteria:

- Registered, or eligible for registration, with CORU on the Physiotherapists Register

- Recognised physiotherapy qualification approved by CORU

- Minimum 2–3 years' post-qualification clinical experience

- Full clean driving licence and own transport (nationwide travel required)

- Right to work in Ireland

- Strong clinical reasoning, communication, and time-management skills

- Comfortable working independently across varied and unfamiliar clinical settings

Desirable Criteria:

- Experience across MSK, occupational health, or community settings

- Previous locum/multi-site experience

Terms

- Contract type: Locum — full-time hours available - employee contract and independent contractor options available

- Travel: Nationwide;

- Hours: 20-40 per week

- Rate/Salary: To be confirmed

- Registration: Proof of current CORU registration required before contract issue