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HUS diagnostiikkakeskus; Hyvinkää; On-site; EUR 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

HUS diagnostiikkakeskus seeks a licensed speech therapist for a permanent role in Hyvinkää Hospital, focusing on pediatric neurology and child psychiatry. You will assess speech, language, swallowing and participate in rehabilitation planning within a multidisciplinary team.

Experience in a specialized healthcare setting and additional training are advantageous. The role requires readiness to work at other HUS sites as needed, starting September 1, 2026.

Qualifications

• Licensed speech therapist as required for the role.
• Registration in Valvira's Suosikki or Terhikki is required.
• Excellent Finnish and good Swedish language skills or vice versa.
• Vaccination protection per health regulations and a health certificate for TB.
• Criminal record extract required for work with children.

Responsibilities

• Assess interaction, speech, language, communication, swallowing and eating in pediatric patients.
• Participate in creating and adjusting rehabilitation plans.
• Collaborate with wellbeing services counties and contribute to development and teaching tasks.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical speech assessment

Rehabilitation planning

Education

Licensed speech therapist

Registered in Valvira Suosikki/Terhikki

Job description

We are seeking a speech therapist for a permanent position at Hyvinkää Hospital to work in the fields of pediatric neurology and child psychiatry.

The speech therapist acts as an expert in their field within a multidisciplinary specialized healthcare team. Their primary duties include assessing the interaction, speech, language, communication, swallowing, and eating of patients receiving treatment and follow-up for pediatric diseases, as well as participating in the creation of rehabilitation plans. In addition to patient work, the speech therapist collaborates with wellbeing services counties and participates in development and teaching tasks common to all speech therapists. Previous experience working in a multidisciplinary specialized healthcare team and relevant additional training are considered an advantage.

At the start of the employment, the primary place of work is Hyvinkää Hospital, but the position requires readiness to work at other HUS sites as well.

The position is to be filled starting September 1, 2026.

At HUS, you are part of the most impactful care.

Eligibility requirements

• Licensed speech therapist.
• We require the selected candidate to be registered in Valvira's Suosikki or Terhikki professional registers.
• Language requirements: good oral and written skills in Finnish and satisfactory oral and written skills in Swedish, or good oral and written skills in Swedish and satisfactory oral and written skills in Finnish.
• We require vaccination protection in accordance with the Communicable Diseases Act for those working in client and patient areas, and a health certificate regarding pulmonary tuberculosis for those working in healthcare units.
• The person selected for the position must present a criminal record extract required for those working with children in accordance with Section 6, subsection 2 of the Criminal Records Act (770/1993).

Contact information

Leading Speech Therapist Maija-Inkeri Dahlman, tel. [phone] Licensed speech therapist, Registration in Valvira's Suosikki or Terhikki professional registers, Good oral and written skills in Finnish and satisfactory skills in Swedish (or vice versa), Vaccination protection according to the Communicable Diseases Act, Health certificate regarding pulmonary tuberculosis, Criminal record extract for working with children