Volunteering: Cheeverstown House

Cheeverstown House

Cheeverstown House is a centre for people with intellectual disabilities located in Templeogue, Dublin 6W. There are a range of volunteer opportunities here. Physiotherapy volunteer opportunities can be arranged by contacting goconnor@cheeverstown.ie

Volunteer positions last at least 6 months and are usually 2-3 hours per week. They offer ongoing support and training, as well as travel expenses and refreshments.

The recruitment process involves Garda vetting, interviews and require references.

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Volunteering: Daughters of Charity

Website: Daughters Of Charity

Daughters of Charity operate in 27 houses in Ireland. They offer services for persons with intellectual disability, child and family services, services for older people, and community services. 

They offer volunteer opportunities for a minimum of 3 months and maximum of 6 months. It is not a formal teaching opportunity.

An Application Form must be filled in, all applicants must have Garda vetting, 3 references, evidence of Hepatitis B status and ISCP membership.

For more information follow the link above, or contact Rhoda Judge (Volunteer co-ordinator): rhoda.judge@docservice.ie

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Volunteering: Enable Ireland

Enable Ireland Volunteer Graduate Programme

Enable Ireland is an organization operating in 40 locations in 14 counties that provides free services to children and adults with a disability. 

Volunteer placements here last a minimum of 12 weeks and don't exceed 20 hours per week. You will have a delegated supervisor with whom you will meet weekly to discuss any issues you may have.

They also offer Physiotherapy Volunteer opportunities in their School Outreach Camp and School Summer Camp.

Find their Volunteer Programme Pack and Expression of Interest form and Application form you need to fill out to apply by following the link above!

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Volunteering!

Though it may be difficult to find paying Physiotherapy jobs in Ireland, there are many, many organizations crying out for volunteer physiotherapists. These positions provide fantastic learning opportunities to enhance/maintain your clinical skills. I'll be updating you on different places Physiotherapy volunteer positions are available!!

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Useful websites

Social Media is definitely the new way to communicate. It has a far reaching audience and has made the world much smaller in the last few years. This has its merits as it allows so much knowledge and information to be at your finger tips. It is also fantastic for networking. If you are not on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn you might as well be back in the stone age!!

Here are some useful websites :

• ISCP website
• LinkedIn
• World Confederation for Physical Therapy
• CPL Recruitment
• Indeed Jobsite
• Physiotherapy Futures Forum
• Physio Grad 13 Blog
• HSE website

Have a look through these and let us know what you think. We will be adding many more useful website links in future posts.

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Welcome to Irish Physio Options!

Hi guys,

A very warm welcome to you all to our brand new blog. This blog is part of a group project in one of our final year modules. Our aim for this blog is to provide up to date information, advice on what options are available to newly graduated physiotherapists in Ireland. As we all now it's a tough world out there economically at the minute, and jobs are hard to come by, especially in Ireland. Fret not!! We are here to show you the Unlimited Options that are available to you as a physiotherapist.

We will be looking at :

• Options in Ireland
• Options Abroad
• Further Education.

We would be really interested in hearing your Opinions and if you have any suggestions or would like us to cover a particular topic, please let us know.

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