Staff Grade Speech & Language Therapist

Staff Grade Speech & Language Therapist

Location: Drogheda, Co. Louth
Contract: Temporary
Salary: HSE Pay Scale
Caseload: General Medical

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Speech & Language Therapist to work with a general medical caseload, providing assessment, diagnosis and intervention for patients presenting with a range of communication and eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality Speech & Language Therapy service to patients across the acute hospital.

• Manage a general medical caseload, assessing and treating patients with a range of communication and swallowing difficulties.

• Complete comprehensive dysphagia assessments and provide appropriate management and recommendations.

• Deliver evidence-based Speech & Language Therapy interventions tailored to individual patient needs.

• Work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), liaising with medical, nursing and allied health professionals.

• Communicate effectively with patients, families and carers regarding assessment, treatment and ongoing management.

• Maintain accurate clinical records and documentation in line with professional and hospital standards.

• Contribute to discharge planning and continuity of care as required.

Essential Requirements

• Current CORU registration as a Speech & Language Therapist.

• Dysphagia training and experience are essential.

• Experience managing a general medical caseload is highly desirable.

• Willingness to undergo Garda Vetting.

• International Police Clearance required if you have lived outside Ireland for more than 6 months after the age of 16.

• Applicants must be resident in Ireland and hold an eligible immigration status/permission, including:

• EU Passport
• Stamp 1G
• Stamp 2
• Stamp 4
• Stamp 4D
• Stamp 5
• 4 EUFam

If you are a CORU-registered Speech & Language Therapist with dysphagia experience and are interested in an opportunity within an acute hospital setting, we would be delighted to hear from you.