Speech & Language Therapist - Paediatrics (Contractor)

spectrumhealth; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive contractor rates

Flexible working hours

Clinic sites in North Dublin

Supportive multidisciplinary clinical

Administrative and clinical governance

Job summary

Spectrum Health seeks a Speech and Language Therapist to join our AHP team as a contractor across North Dublin clinic sites. This fixed-term engagement lasts 1–5 months with an immediate start, delivering paediatric services predominantly in person.

You will manage an independent caseload, liaise with parents, schools and multidisciplinary colleagues, and maintain clinical documentation in line with CORU and IASLT requirements. Flexible hours offered.

Qualifications

• CORU registration required.
• IASLT membership required.
• Recognised degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
• Experience with paediatric populations.
• Eligibility to work in Ireland.
• Contractor arrangement requires own indemnity insurance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for paediatric clients with speech, language, communication, and/or feeding difficulties.
• Manage an independent caseload and maintain clinical documentation per CORU and Spectrum Health standards.
• Liaise with parents/guardians, schools, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
• Provide progress reports and updates to referrers and families.
• Contribute to service quality and clinical governance activities as needed.

Education

Speech and Language Therapy degree

Job description

Speech and Language Therapist – Contractor (Paediatrics)

Location: North Dublin

Contract type: Fixed-term contractor, 1–5 monthsavailable

Start date: Immediate

Hours: Flexible, can consider full-time and part-time

Rate of pay: Competitiverates available

About the Role

Spectrum Health is seeking a Speech and Language Therapist to join our AHP team on a contractor basis across our North Dublin clinic network. This is a fixed-term engagement of one to five months, with scope for an immediate start. The successful candidate will manage a predominantly paediatric caseload, delivered in person across one or more of our clinic sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for paediatric clients presenting with speech, language, communication, and/or feeding difficulties

• Manage an independent caseload andmaintain clinical documentation in line with CORU and Spectrum Health standards

• Liaise with parents/guardians, schools, and multidisciplinary colleagues asrequired

• Provide progress reports and updates to referrers and families

• Contribute to service quality and clinical governance activities as needed

Essential Criteria

• Full, current CORU registration as a Speech and Language Therapist (Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board)

• Full, current membership ofIrish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT)

• Recognised degree qualification in Speech and Language Therapy

• Demonstrated clinical experience working with paediatric populations

• Eligibility to work in Ireland

• Own professional indemnity insurance (contractor arrangement)

Desirable Criteria

• Own therapy equipment/resource kit (desirable,notessential)

• Experience across varied paediatric settings (clinic, school, home-based)

• Full driving licence and own transport (desirable,notessential)

What We Offer

• Competitive contractor rates

• Flexible working hours to suit availability

• Clincesite(s)inNorthDublin

• Supportive multidisciplinary clinical team

• Administrative and clinical governance support from Spectrum Health