Senior Speech And Language Therapist

Position: Senior Speech and Language Therapist

Contract: 6 month Specified Purpose Contract

Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Salary range: HSE Consolidated pay-scale 1st March 2025

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

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ESSENTIAL:

• A recognised qualification in Speech & Language Therapy approved by the CORU, the regulatory body.
• A post qualification certificate (or equivalent undertaken at undergraduate level) and experience in working with people with dysphagia
• A minimum of three years post-qualification experience in a Hospital Setting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful candidate will carry out the following duties. Please note this list is not exhaustive and additional duties may be required but will be discussed in detail with the line manager.

CLINICAL & PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To provide a comprehensive service for people referred from relevant consultants and others.
• Whenever possible to work in partnership with those referred to the service with regard to assessment and management of communication and swallowing difficulties related to their condition and where appropriate their family and significant others.
• To collaborate with Multidisciplinary team colleagues in relation to patient care as required.
• To collaborate and liaise with other hospitals and Primary care HSE SLTs to ensure a comprehensive service for all patients referred to the service.
• To maintain close liaison with all relevant personnel with the objective of providing a quality SLT service that responds to the needs, priorities, concerns and safety of the individual.
• To work with SLT/Rehabilitation Assistants where appropriate and to provide support and supervision as required.
• To develop and maintain expertise in issues relating to communication and swallowing relevant to people who access the service and to ensure that professional standards are maintained.
• In conjunction with other SLTs, to provide a service to other patient groups as agreed.

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be responsible for the day to day operational management of the speech and language therapy service.
• To be responsible for the supervision of SLT staff as assigned by the SLT Manager.
• To participate and be involved in the planning and development of all services for older persons and to ensure that it meets the needs of patients.
• To be involved in Quality Improvement to include involvement in the planning of the overall service incorporating the setting and implementation of short and long term objectives.
• To liaise with statutory, voluntary and other external agencies as appropriate.

EDUCATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To be actively involved in the education of all staff and other relevant people on ways to promote safe swallowing and on making interactions, documents and environments accessible for people with communication disability.
• To attend in-service training and journal club meetings as appropriate.
• To be involved in research projects as appropriate.
• To maintain continuous professional development.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• To maintain patient records within HSE and departmental standards.
• To co-operate with data collection systems and current administrative procedures.
• To attend staff and other relevant meetings.