Job Description

Role: Senior Speech & Language Therapist
Job Type: 12 Mt Contract Full time 35 hpw,
Salary: €60,816 - €71,609
Location: Dublin

TTM Healthcare are currently working with a leading disability service providing clinical supports and residential services to children with complex disability needs and their families in Dublin.

You will be joining dynamic, family centred, interdisciplinary teams with excellent access to supervision and support. The successful candidates will required to work as part of an Interdisciplinary Team that provide services to 0-18 year old children and young persons with complex needs. The candidates will work in partnership with families within a family centred model.

Core Responsibilities:

• To provide a quality, evidence -based Speech and Language Therapy service to children with a primary intellectual disability, psycho-social, sensory and physical impairments in consultation with their families, carers and staff.
• To provide a Speech and Language Therapy service including assessment, intervention, programme planning, monitoring, consultation and/or onward referral services, as appropriate.
• To prioritise together with the Services Manager in order to optimise the quality, efficacy and equity of the service provided. To maintain a waiting list if/when necessary.
• To manage a complex clinical caseload, exercising advanced clinical reasoning, in making autonomous decisions and judgements on a daily basis. This involves acting within clinical knowledge base, to prioritise (in consultation with Services Manager), to implement assessment, diagnostic formulation; care planning, intervention and discharge.
• To assess and recommend appropriate Speech and Language Therapy programs, environmental supports, activities, skill development and Augmentative Alternative Communication taking into account person centred needs, staff/carer needs, environment and available resources.
• To take responsibility, as required and in consultation with the Service Manager and Speech and Language Therapist Manager for the planning, development and provision of specialist Speech and Language Therapy services within this caseload e.g. Mental health, Autism, Behaviours that challenge and Appropriate Placements.

Essential Requirements:

• Degree in Clinical Speech and Language Therapy
• Up to date CORU registration
• Have Dysphagia training
• Must have a minimum of 3 years work experience as a SLT
• Must have a minimum 6 – 12 months experience working as a SLT in paediatric disability
• Must be eligible to work in the Republic of Ireland
• Full Clean Driving licence and use of a car

Benefits Included:

• Incremental HSE pay-scale, generous annual leave and comprehensive pension
• Training and educational opportunities
• Supportive and innovative working environment
• Free onsite car parking
• Attractive benefits including paid sick leave scheme, cycle to work and family friendly policies
• Wellness at Work

To hear more about the role, call Roisin on 01-5134908 or apply today!