Senior Grade Speech and Language Therapist / Practice Tutor

Enable Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 62,000 - 73,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlements

Flexible Working

Long service reward scheme

Maternity Leave pay adjustments

Adoptive Leave pay adjustments

Paternity Leave pay adjustments

Wellbeing benefits

Pension

Job summary

Enable Ireland in Dublin South East (CHO6) seeks a Senior Speech and Language Therapist/Practice Tutor to join our team. The post offers part-time or full-time opportunities, with permanent status and pro rata salary scale.

The successful candidate will be CORU registered, have 3 years post-qualification clinical experience, and provide supervision for SLT students. The role spans clinics, schools, homes, and community settings with patient-centered care.

Qualifications

• Registered Speech & Language Therapist with CORU.
• 3 years post-qualification clinical experience.
• Experience supervising speech & language therapy students.

Responsibilities

• Provide SLT services to children and families (0–18 years) within interdisciplinary teams.
• Deliver assessments, intervention, and ongoing service development in clinics, preschools, schools, homes and community settings.
• Provide clinical supervision and contribute to service development.

Skills

Clinical experience

Supervision experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education

Speech & Language Therapy degree

Job description

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 2025.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver 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 and Language Therapist/Practice Tutor to join our team in Dublin South East (CHO6). We have part time and full time opportunities within our team in Dublin.

Contract Type: Permanent Post

Contract Hours: Part time post with full time considered.

Salary Scale: 62,072 – €73,477 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.

Overview of the Post:

Enable Ireland Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) provide support for children with complex disabilities. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Speech and Language Therapy services for young people (0 – 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development. This will be delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria

• Hold professional registration on the Speech & Language Therapist Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Have 3 years’ full time (or an aggregate of 3 years’ full time) post qualification clinical experience.
• 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.
• 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.
• Experience supervising speech and language therapy students.
• Eligible to work in the State.

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.
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.

Desirable Criteria

• Demonstrate a developed professional reasoning and behaviour with a clear understanding of the role of the Speech & Language Therapist working within the disability sector.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the models of interdisciplinary team working.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the social model of disability and a person centred approach in the delivery of services to people with disabilities.
• Understanding and knowledge of Enable Ireland services.
• Understanding and knowledge of clinical support and supervision.
• Evidence and commitment to continuous professional development.

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

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