Speech And Language Therapist

Allied Health/Nursing; Galway; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Health/Nursing is seeking a motivated Staff Grade Speech & Language Therapist to join the Paediatric Primary Care Team in Co. Galway.

The role focuses on community-based paediatric services, assessing and treating children with speech, language and feeding needs, supporting families to promote communication and participation. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised therapy, maintaining clinical records and contributing to care planning.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in Speech and Language Therapy.
• CORU registration or eligibility.
• Experience with paediatric speech, language and feeding development.

Responsibilities

• Assess children with speech, language and communication difficulties.
• Develop and deliver individualised therapy programmes.
• Support children with receptive and expressive language difficulties and speech sound disorders.
• Provide advice to parents and caregivers to support communication at home.
• Collaborate with MDT within Paediatric Primary Care Team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to multidisciplinary care planning.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Paediatric SLT

Intervention planning

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Speech and Language Therapy

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Staff Grade Speech & Language Therapist to join the Paediatric Primary Care Team based in Co. Galway.

This is an excellent opportunity for an SLT to work within a community-based service supporting children with a range of speech, language, communication and feeding difficulties.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), providing assessment and intervention to children and supporting their families to promote communication development, participation and overall wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities of the Speech and Language Therapist:

• Assess children presenting with speech, language and communication difficulties.
• Develop and deliver individualised therapy programmes based on each child’s needs.
• Support children with receptive and expressive language difficulties, speech sound disorders and other communication needs.
• Provide advice and guidance to parents, guardians and caregivers to support communication development at home.
• Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals within the Paediatric Primary Care Team.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure high standards of professional practice.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary care planning and the delivery of a quality, family-centred service.

Requirements for the Speech and Language Therapist:

• A recognised qualification in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Registration, or eligibility for registration, with CORU.
• Clinical experience working with children is desirable.
• Knowledge of paediatric speech, language and communication development.
• Strong assessment, clinical reasoning and intervention skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.

What’s on Offer?

• An opportunity to work within a community-based paediatric service.
• The chance to make a meaningful difference in children’s communication development.
• Collaborative working with a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• A rewarding opportunity to develop your clinical experience within Paediatric Primary Care

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