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Job Title: Staff grade Speech and Language Therapist - Acute Hospital Setting

Location: Cavan
Hours: 35 hours per week (Full-time)
Contract: 12 month specified purpose contract (with potential for extension)

Salary: HSE Pay Scale Applies, depending on experience

Excel Recruitment are recruiting a Speech and Language Therapist on behalf of a busy acute hospital in Cavan.

This fantastic role offers the chance to make a real impact on patients while advancing your clinical skills in a busy, acute environment.

Your Role:

As a Staff Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients with communication and swallowing disorders. You will play a critical role in improving the health, well-being, and quality of life of patients within an acute hospital environment.

What to expect:

• Work in a leading hospital with a well-established Speech and Language Therapy team.
• Diverse caseload with excellent learning opportunities.
• Receive full support for CPD and career progression.
• Regular clinical supervision and training
• Supportive multidisciplinary environment focused on high-quality patient care.
• Career growth opportunities within a structured healthcare setting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments for patients with communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing difficulties.
• Manage a caseload of elderly patients with neurological conditions, including stroke, brain injury, and progressive neurological diseases.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to patients with dysphagia, ensuring best practice in assessment and management.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team (MDT), including medical, nursing, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy teams, to provide holistic patient care.
• Provide education and training to hospital staff, patients, and families on communication and swallowing strategies.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and participate in ongoing clinical audits and service development.
• Engage in clinical supervision and continuous professional development (CPD) to ensure the highest standard of care.

Essential:

• CORU registration (or eligibility) as a Speech & Language Therapist.
• Dysphagia qualification and experience in an acute setting.
• Experience working with neurological conditions, stroke rehabilitation, and orthopaedics.
• Strong teamwork and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced hospital environment

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