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. Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas. We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Senior Speech & Language Therapist to join our team in Enable Ireland, Adult Services, Cork. Contract Type: This is a permanent contract Contract Hours: 17.5hrs per week Salary Scale: €57,771 to €68,387 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments) Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service. Overview of the Post: To be responsible for the provision of a high quality Speech and Language Therapy in Adults service's in accordance with standards of professional practice. To work in conjunction with other team members in coordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the population it serves in line with the objectives of the organisation. To work as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team to provide and develop skilled speech and language therapy services in communication and Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing for Enable Ireland Cork Adult Services. Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: Please see Job Description for full list The successful candidate will have Essential Criteria: Candidates for appointment must: Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU. AND Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification clinical experience. AND Candidates must 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 & Language Therapist Register maintained by the Speech & 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 & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU. Speech & Language Therapists who work with people with feeding, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties must hold a dysphagia qualification or equivalent as outlined in "Standards of Practice for Speech & Language Therapists on the Management of Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)", Irish Association of Speech & Language Therapists (IASLT) 2007. Experience in assessing and intervening with complex FEDS needs. Experience in providing FEDS training and experience in assessing AAC needs and applying for funding for same. Have experience in supporting and developing the use of alternative communication systems. Worked as part of a team. Have a full manual drivers licence with access to own transport. Experience in setting goals as part of a therapy plan and/or individual service plans. Desirable Criteria: Minimum of 3 years' experience in the area of disability. Experience in service development and provision. If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today. Benefits As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including: Excellent internal and external training opportunities Generous annual leave entitlements Flexible Working 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 & conditions, please click on the Employee Benefits link below: To apply, please download the job description and person specification for your information and complete the online application form Closing date: 30th August 2024 at 12pm A panel may 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 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 By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.
