Speech & Language Therapist

Would you like to work for a great employer?

Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2023

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Kilkenny Children’s Service CDNT3.

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Overview of the role

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and ranked 8th in the healthcare division of the Irish Independent’s Best Employers 2022 list.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our team in Kilkenny Children’s Service CDNT3.

Overview of duties & responsibilities

• Collaborate with the child / young person while working in partnership with their parent/family/carer and all other relevant stakeholders to identify and achieve goals.
• Demonstrates sufficient clinical skills in assessment and intervention to meet the specific needs of the relevant caseload
• Form strong positive working relationships across all areas of the service, builds on a common understanding. 
• To work in collaboration with the other members of the interdisciplinary team in the planning and delivery of services for children and young people, in particular in the development of child and family centred planning.
• Plans and organises individual and group caseloads, to include assessments, interventions and diagnosis for children (0 – 18 years) with a range of significant complex needs, and may include physical, sensory, learning disabilities, developmental delay and autism.
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of administrative practice and protocol in decisions.
• Provide an occupational therapy service to include assessment and intervention and ongoing service delivery to children with a range of complex needs.
• Works as part of an inter-disciplinary team.
• Builds credibility and portrays the profession/service in a positive light by being professional and well informed.
• Holds an appropriate and effective set of professional values and beliefs and behaves in line with professional standards as set down by Enable Ireland, the Network Disability Team partnership and relevant professional bodies.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria

• Hold a Speech and Language Therapy qualification recognised by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU. 
AND
• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Speech and Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
AND
• Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
AND
• Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Speech and Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.

Annual Registration
• On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech and Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU
AND
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
AND
• Be eligible to work in the state.

Desirable Criteria

• Previous experience in the area of disability
• Experience of working with children and families in a community based setting.
• A Full Clean Drivers Licence and access to their own transport
• Broad knowledge of Enable Ireland and Progressing Disability Services for children and young people.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As an employee of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
• Excellent training opportunities
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Long service reward scheme
• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
• Wellbeing benefits
• Pension

For a full list of our benefits, please click here.

What Now?

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CV’s will not be accepted.

To apply, please download the job description and person specification below for your information and complete the online application form

Informal enquiries to Therese Healy 087 7378538

Enable Ireland welcomes applications from candidates who will be eligible for Professional Registration in the coming months. In the event that candidates are considered for appointment pending their Professional Registration, they may initially be appointed to an assistant grade post.

Closing date for applications:  19th July 2024

Interview Date: TBC

A panel will be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

• The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
• Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
• Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
• The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
• Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.