Speech Language Therapy - Outpatient

New Zealand Government; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora invites applications for a Speech Language Therapist to join the Adult Outpatient service at Waikato Hospital. The fixed-term role supports the team during parental leave and offers 0.8 FTE across 64 hours per fortnight, with travel to district clinics as needed.

You will assess and manage adults with communication and swallowing disorders, collaborating with a skilled MDT to ensure high-quality care and service delivery in outpatient settings.

Qualifications

• NZSTA membership or eligibility required.
• Degree in Speech Language Therapy from an NZSTA-accredited programme.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team toward patient-focused goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Current valid full New Zealand driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and intervention for adults with communication and swallowing disorders.
• Work predominantly in outpatient clinics at Waikato Hospital and rural sites.
• Collaborate with MDT to deliver diagnostic assessments and interventions.

Skills

NZSTA membership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Verbal and written communication

Cultural safety Te Tiriti

Driver's license

Education

Speech Language Therapy degree

Job description

Waikato Hospital, with potential travel throughout the districtSpeech Language Therapy OutpatientFixed term - parental leave cover ends May 202764 hours per fortnight / 0.8 FTEHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.Are you a Speech Language Therapist looking for an opportunity to work in our adult outpatient department? Are you committed to supporting patients beyond their hospital stay? Are you committed to driving and delivering high quality care?If so, we would love to talk to you about our wonderful Adult Outpatient Speech Language Therapy service at Waikato Hospital and what this fixed term role has to offer you.Come and join our team where every day brings new challenges in a dynamic work environment. Youll collaborate closely with your peers to prioritise patient care across the outpatient service, delivering focused and impactful therapy sessions that make a real difference to the lives of in your care and make an impact in one of New Zealands largest industries.

About the Role

This would be perfect for a flexible and innovative Speech Language Therapist with 2+ years working experience, though all applicants will be considered on merit. As part of the team, you would be providing assessment and intervention on a range of communication and swallowing difficulties supporting adults. The role will be predominately based in outpatient clinics at Waikato hospital, and rural clinics, providing instrumental/assessment and management of communication and swallowing disorders for adults. You Will work regularly with a highly skilled MDT team at the Waikato Hospital and other adult specialities to deliver a specialist diagnostic assessment and intervention service to patients under Speech Language Therapy.

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About the Team/Service

The speech language therapy team as a whole work in a variety of areas including inpatient medical and surgical wards, critical care, outpatient clinics, rural hospitals, There may be opportunities to gain clinical experiences across these areas if interested.Health NZ Waikato, provides tertiary health care to Te Manawa Taki (Midlands) Region. Clinical specialties include oncology, surgical services, paediatrics, obstetrics, emergency and critical care, radiology and anaesthetics. Our Speech Language Therapy team works closely with our Allied, Medical and Nursing colleagues across the hospital.

About you

Required skills & experience:

• Have NZSTA membership or at least be eligible for NZSTA membership.
• Have a bachelors or masters degree in Speech Language Therapy from an NZSTA -accredited programme or have had your qualifications approved by the NZSTA.
• Have an openness to working within a multi-disciplinary team working towards patient focused goals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to work within a team to achieve client focused goals.
• Ability to provide a culturally safe service with Te Tiriti in the forefront of your practice and a focus on evidence-based practice.
• Have a current valid full New Zealand drivers licence.
• Ideally you will also have:

1. Experience working with adults with a range of communication needs.
2. Experience working with adults with swallowing/feeding difficulties.
3. Have experience performing and interpreting videofluoroscopy swallowing studies.
4. Have excellent knowledge of medical conditions commonly seen in Speech Language Therapy patients.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ekeraam Jones at [e-mail]