Speech And Language Therapist - Nenagh Rehabilitation Unit

Job Description We are currently recruiting Part Time Speech and Language Therapist for our Nenagh Rehabilitation Unit, Tyone, Nenagh, Co Tipperary Job Summary To provide Speech and Language assessment and therapy for patients in Nenagh Rehabilitation Unit .
The Speech and Language Therapy Team will be part of the Multidisciplinary Therapy Team.
Duties include the delivery of therapy intervention ensuring that the speech, language and swallowing programmes are delivered safely and effectively.  Principal Responsibilities To provide specialist intervention demonstrating clinical effectiveness by the use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures while being able to adapt practices to meet individual need.
To provide therapy services utilising a variety of service delivery models including individual, multidisciplinary and group directed sessions.
To use specialist knowledge of standardised assessment tools.
To develop and implement speech and language programmes for individual and groups using expertise to create innovative and effective ways of working where appropriate to maximise individual potential.
To attend and participate in regular multidisciplinary team meetings.
To liaise closely with all staff to support implementation of appropriate communication and swallowing strategies.
To deliver all aspects of speech and language therapy intervention according to relevant evident based practices.
To maintain professional status and competence at a specialist level, taking responsibility for keeping own knowledge and skills up to date by engaging in continuing professional development.
Contribute to developing policies for the centre.  Requirements : The candidate must be registered with CORU