Teacher Practitioner in Physiotherapy

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI); Dublin; In loco; EUR 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) invites applications for a Teacher Practitioner in Physiotherapy. The role focuses on designing, delivering and assessing physiotherapy education across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, with a special emphasis on Neurology and Gerontology.

The candidate will mentor students and collaborate with clinical sites. The successful applicant will contribute to the School’s teaching strategy, engage in interprofessional education, and support quality

Competenze

• Eligible to be registered as a physiotherapist in Ireland.
• Extensive post‑registration physiotherapy experience.
• Experience in education or training delivery is preferred.
• Excellent presentation and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to design and deliver effective education.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Flexibility in working schedule; postgraduate qualification is an advantage.

Mansioni

• Contribute to the design, development and delivery of educational programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with emphasis on Neurology and Gerontology.
• Provide a wide range of physiotherapy teaching in core areas within clinical contexts and ensure alignment with best practice.
• Act as a role model and mentor for healthcare professional students.
• Liaise with clinical teaching sites and participate in quality assurance and accreditation activities.
• Support outreach events, student affairs initiatives and ongoing programme development.

Conoscenze

Excellent presentation

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Formazione

Ireland physiotherapist registration

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Job Title: Teacher Practitioner in Physiotherapy

Reporting To: Head of the School of Physiotherapy or nominee

School (or department): School of Physiotherapy

Contract type/duration: Permanent, Full-time role

Closing date for applications: 4th of November 2026

RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere, and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission “To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health”. We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the “Race Equality Action Plan 2025-2029” at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent.

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Objective of this post:

The objectives of this post are to:

• Contribute to the design, development and delivery of the School’s educational programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels across all three core areas with a particular focus on Neurology and Gerontology.
• Provide a wide range of physiotherapy practice skills in all three core areas in the context of educating healthcare professionals, ensuring patient focus and clinical context for the teaching and assessment strategy of our programmes.
• Act as a role model and mentor for healthcare professional students.

Specific Responsibilities include:

Teaching:

• Preparation, delivery and assessment in the broad areas of physiotherapy practice with a particular in Neurology/Gerontology, ensuring at all times that teaching material is in line with international best practice, on our undergraduate and post-graduate programmes, as required
• Identification of opportunities for Interprofessional Learning and support delivery of Interprofessional Education
• Utilising a student-centred approach to all duties to ensure optimal educational outcomes
• Participating in the delivery of The School’s Teaching and Learning Strategy including the effective use of technology-enhanced learning
• Liaising with physiotherapists and maintaining and developing the School’s relationship with clinical teaching sites
• Exploring and facilitating opportunities to enhance public and patient involvement and engagement in education
• Exploring experiential learning opportunities for students and supporting their career development
• Leading or advising on modules within various programmes including coordinating integrated teaching activities across a range of disciplines
• Participating in cross-functional teams to design and deliver academic programmes
• Contributing to the quality assurance/quality improvement and accreditation of all programmes delivered in the School

Research:

• Supporting final year research projects undertaken by our undergraduate physiotherapy students, and graduate research projects, if appropriate.

Service:

• Competent discharge of academic administrative duties and engagement across the School and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, in aspects such as attendance at examination boards, team meetings, interviewing prospective students etc.
• Developing and co-ordinating and supporting outreach events, Open days etc.
• Supporting students through student affairs initiatives, such as personal tutoring, and other initiatives, as appropriate
• Complying with statutory legislation and departmental rules and requirements in furtherance of your own, staff and student welfare and safety.
• Promoting the best interests of RCSI at all times, enhancing the School’s reputation in both physiotherapy practice research and education
• Performing such other duties as may be required from time to time

Person Specification:

The successful candidate:

• Is eligible to be registered as a physiotherapist in Ireland
• Has extensive post-registration physiotherapy experience
• Has very good knowledge of across all areas of physiotherapy practice
• Has knowledge and experience of providing education or training
• Has excellent presentation and verbal communication skills
• Has the ability to design and delivery effective education
• Has excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as a member of a team
• Has the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Has excellent influencing and negotiating skills,
• Requires minimum direction to effectively deliver on assigned functions, and demonstrates a positive student–centred and solution focused approach to addressing challenges and ambiguity
• Has some flexibility regarding the working schedule
• A post-graduate qualification would be an advantage
• Experience of providing education for undergraduate physiotherapy students would be an advantage

The Process:

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a formal competence-based interview in person. We expect that successful candidates will be in place for the start as soon as possible.