Speech Language Therapist

Kapiti Coast; Wellington; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Speech Language Therapist for the Kapiti ORA service, delivering community assessments and interventions with home visits and outpatient clinics. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support patients with swallowing and communication needs across post-stroke and neurodegenerative conditions.

The role requires NZ registration and a current practicing certificate, with experience in geriatric and neurological conditions.

Qualifications

• Qualified and NZ registered Speech Language Therapist with current practicing certificate.
• Experience with older adults having dementia, frailty, stroke and swallowing/communication challenges.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently and work within a MDT.
• Strong communication skills, compassionate approach and good writing/speaking ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and intervention for home-based and outpatient clients.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to plan patient-centred care.
• Attend videofluoroscopy appointments as required and support families.

Education

NZ Registered Speech Language Therapist

Current practicing certificate

Job description

Contract: Permanent, Part Time (0.5FTE / 20 hours per week)

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Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Please note that this role is only available for current Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora staff. Any non-Te Whatu Ora applications will be declined.

Would you like to join a friendly health-care team delivering community assessment and intervention to people in their homes? The Kapiti Older Adult, Rehabilitation and Allied Health Service has a vacancy for a full-time Speech Language therapist. The role receives referrals from primary and secondary health services. This role involves both Outpatient clinic and home visits. Knowledge and experience of swallowing and communication difficulties at all stages is required. Your caseload will include people with swallowing/communication difficulties post-stroke, and a range of degenerative, neurological conditions such as Parkinsons disease. From time to time, you will be required to attend videofluoroscopy appointments in Wellington.

About the Team/Service Location

The Kapiti ORA team is a friendly and supportive group. We are mostly based in the Kapiti Health Centre in sunny Paraparaumu. Close to the beach and located centrally it’s a convenient location for public transport, shops and local services. The Kapiti ORA is a multidisciplinary team who enjoy working together to produce good patient outcomes. We value patient-centred practice, and exploring creative solutions which increase independence and safety for our patient group. We work hard, and value robust clinical discussion for best outcomes. We are professional, courteous, and respectful and welcoming of difference. We like to have laugh and understand that a good workplace is a happy workplace.

About you

• You need to be a qualified and New Zealand registered Speech Language Therapist with a current practicing certificate.
• You will have experience working with older people experiencing a range of functional and neurological health challenges including dementia, frailty, stroke, swallowing and communication barriers.
• You can manage a caseload independently, but work well with the wider team for collaborative, patient-centred assessment and intervention.
• You communicate kindly, clearly and effectively, working with compassion and care for your patients, team and yourself.
• You are a confident writer and speaker and use your skills to actively participate in our MDT and wider service meetings.
• You have an awareness of the social determinants of health and the wider cultural and psychosocial context of wellbeing.
• As this role is community based, you will be comfortable with home visits, and hold a full, current driver license.

Working at Health New Zealand

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Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.