Speech - Language Therapist/Pathologist-Speech & Language Therapy

JOB DESCRIPTION

Provides quality professional services in the evaluation and treatment of patients with speech, language, cognitive, fluency, voice, swallowing and feeding disorders and associated communication problems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides support to a caseload of patients with developmental speech and language delay and disorder, and swallowing or feeding disorders in adults and/or paediatrics, appropriately. This includes developing and implementing specialised speech and language treatment plans for such individuals.
• Facilitates and study in-depth case histories to include medical, social, psychological, educational and developmental information
• Advises others regarding the management and care of patients with communication needs and oro-motor difficulties
• Investigates skills and broad knowledge of standardized assessments together with sound, analytical clinical reasoning skills in order to form a baseline measure or differential diagnosis to plan a program of intervention
• Deliveries therapy intervention ensuring that speech, language and communication programs are an integral part of the patient's learning and daily routines
• Coordinates and works as a member of the SLP team providing an efficient and effective service, and liaising with internal and external agencies.
• Provides timely and targeted individualized management, treatment and advice for patients, involving families, carers and educators and providing appropriate recommendations and training to professionals from other agencies and other disciplines
• Monitors all use of equipment, reporting any faulty behaviour and contacting maintenance/supplier for any required repairs/updates
• Develops standard precautions for infection control
• Maintains the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recorded
• Attends regular staff meetings within the department/ Maintaining and assisting in the
  
  
  

enforcement of up-to-date clinical and professional knowledge development, according to organizational/unit/s requirements (e.g. minimum of CPD / CME hours per year required for re-licensing)

• Manages shortage of materials to supervisor at earliest convenience, ordering and approving replenishments when necessary
  
  
  

Accountabilities

• Clinical competency and performance measurement (safety, efficiency, effectiveness and satisfaction) and management for assigned unit/s
  
  
  

QUALIFICATIONS

Experience :-

Required:

• NLT 2 years of post-graduate experience in field of Speech and Hearing Sciences or in Speech Language Pathology.
  
  
  

Desired:

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Educational Qualification: Required:

• BSc in Speech & Hearing, or Speech Language Pathology, Speech or Communications Sciences
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• AND Current National License or membership in a recognized international agency preferred
• MSc. in Speech & Hearing, or Speech Language Pathology, Speech or Communications Sciences
• &Disorders (will reduce 1 year from the required years of experience) Candidates with Msc will be accepted with basic degree in psychology or language.
  
  
  

Desired:

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