Senior Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist Family-Focused

Allied Health/Nursing; Kildare; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HSE salary scale

Clinical supervision

Professional development

Contract extension potential

Job summary

Medforce Healthcare Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Speech & Language Therapist to join the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) based at Primary Care Centre, Co. Kildare.

This role involves assessment, intervention and family-centred support for children and young people with complex development needs, within the HSE’s PDS model. You will lead clinical practice, supervise junior staff, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality services and drive service

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in Speech & Language Therapy.
• CORU registration is required.
• Minimum of three years’ post-qualification clinical experience.
• Experience in paediatric disability services is desirable.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and clinical reasoning skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive assessments of paediatric clients with speech, language, and feeding/swallowing difficulties.
• Develop and deliver evidence-based, individualised intervention programmes.
• Manage a varied paediatric caseload prioritising clinical needs.
• Provide supervision and support to junior staff and students.
• Deliver parent coaching and family-centred interventions.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to service development.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Clinical reasoning

Education

Qualification in Speech & Language Therapy

Job description

Medforce Healthcare Recruitment is recruiting a Senior Speech & Language Therapist to join the Children’s Disability Network Team (CDNT) based at Primary Care Centre, Co. Kildare.

This role involves assessment, intervention and family-centred support for children and young people with complex development needs, within the HSE’s PDS model. You will lead clinical practice, supervise junior staff, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality services and drive service