Staff grade Speech and Language Therapist
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
What you need to do now:
Salary range
- €49,000 - €56,000 per year