Senior Speech & Language Therapist In Stroke (Early Supported Discharge Service)

Job Purpose: The Senior Speech and Language Therapist will contribute to the provision of a high quality, evidenced-based SLT service to those patients presenting with communication and/or swallowing difficulties within the Mater Misericordiae (MMUH) Stroke Service.
The Senior SLT will be an integral member of the Stroke SLT team and an essential member of the specialised MDT within the stroke service.

This post has specific remit for:

- Stroke Service.
It should be noted that there this is a rotational post between the Early Supportive Discharge (ESD) for Stroke rehabilitation programme and the inpatient acute stroke service.
The inpatient service covers the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and the Acute Stroke unit (ASU).
The ESD for Stroke Programme, provides an MDT rehabilitation service to patients in the community of the Mater catchment in north and inner city Dublin.
Access to own transport is a necessity.

This role includes the opportunity to avail of daily instrumental assessments of swallowing (videofluoroscopy and FEES) and access to some of the latest evidence based therapy techniques (Pharyngeal Electrical Stimulation, RMST, BiSSkiT, sEMG).
The Stroke service promotes close MDT working, and there are multiple opportunities for participation in quality improvement projects with MDT colleagues.

Please see full job description attached.

Informal Enquiries: Maggie Garvey, Acting Speech and Language Therapist Manager, email: ******