Job Title:Senior Speech and Language Therapist Position:Permanent, Fulltime, 35 hour week.
Location: Coastal suburb, South Dublin Advance Your Career as a Senior Speech and Language Therapist!
Are you a dedicated and experienced Speech and Language Therapist eager to take the lead and make a meaningful impact?
We are seeking a Senior Speech and Language Therapists who is enthusiastic about making a positive impact in the lives of children with disabilities.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact to the lives of Children and families with disabilities.
Work within innovative, motivated and well established teams, in a supportive and progressive environment.
About the Employer Charlene Cooke Healthcare Recruitment is proud to partner with one of Irelands leading disability services providers to recruit a Senior Speech and Language Therapist.
This exciting, newly created position offers a unique opportunity to join a well-established Childrens Disability Network Team in south Dublin.
In this role, you will work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, gaining invaluable exposure to innovative practices and a supportive work environment.
Role Purpose As a Senior Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide a high-quality, evidence-based service to Children with Primary Intellectual Disabilities, secondary Physical disabilities, and/or sensory impairments, always involving their families, carers, and support staff in the care process.
The Team is a well-established and very experienced multidisciplinary team.
You will work alongside an experienced specialist team of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Social Workers, Behaviour Therapists and Psychologists.
Our client will offer access to formal and informal learning opportunities, support and supervision that encourages Therapists to be creative and innovative and to continuously develop their skills.
Our client fosters a culture of continuous learning and innovation, offering access to formal and informal development opportunities, supervision, and mentorship.
Key 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 an equality 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 support, 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 g. Mental health, Autism, Behaviours that challenge and Appropriate Placements.
To contribute to program development and be an active member of the PDS services team.
To participate in a multi-disciplinary team, communicating with and working in co-operation with other disciplines.
To keep up to date in respect of current trends, developments and best practice in the area of Intellectual Disability, Psycho-social and Speech and Language Therapy.
To participate in research projects and other CPD events in the Speech and Language Therapy department as appropriate.
Essential Criteria: Degree in Clinical Speech and Language Therapy.
Full CORU registration.
Hold Dysphagia training.
Have a minimum of 3 years work experience as a Speech and Language Therapist.
Previous Speech and Language Therapy experience working with children with a range of disabilities including physical, sensory, intellectual and autistic spectrum disorder.
Must be eligible to work in the Republic of Ireland.
Full Clean Driving license and use of a car.
Desirable Criteria: Experience of inter/transdisciplinary team working Any relevant post graduate training specific to child disability service Qualification in the management of Feeding, Eating, Drinking, & Swallowing.
Specific training and experience in assessment of Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Experience in assessment of children who have a physical and/or sensory disability and/or intellectual disability.
Experience of supporting children/young persons with life limiting conditions.
Previous experience in a senior post.
Experience of completing assessments under the AON process.
What to Expect: 27 days annual leave to 37 days annual leave, depending on role.
Comprehensive Pension Plan Supportive and innovative working environment.
Access regular supervision, reflective practice, in-house training, and CPD opportunities to support your professional growth.
Free onsite car parking.
Paid Maternity Leave & Sick Pay scheme.
The chance to work independently and collaboratively with the support of a well established MDT team.
You will have flexible working entitlement What you need to do now: For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone .
Skills: Speech therapy Intellectual Disabilities physical sensory learning disabilities