Snr Speech and Language Therapist - Older Persons, Dublin Pike

Senior Speech and Language Therapist– Acute Neurology, South Dublin Cpl Healthcare in partnership with a leading acute hospital in South Dublin are recruiting for a Senior Speech and Language Therapist to work in a well‑structured neurology service to work with in‑patients with a diverse range of progressive and acute neurological conditions who are under the care of the hospital's neurologists.

As a Senior Speech and Language Therapist, you will provide high quality care for communication and swallowing difficulties to patients of the Neurology service as well as comprehensive diagnosis, assessment and interventions including instrumental swallowing and voice examinations.

The Neurology Speech&Language Therapy service also includes an outpatient service for patients who require specialised hospital‑based speech and language therapy care.

This opportunity will allow close collaboration with the multidisciplinary team in the areas of clinical care, education, service development and research.

Benefits

Competitive salary depending on experience (€64,551 - €76,007)

35 hour working week

Excellent supervision and a focus on developing assessment and intervention strengths as well as continuous training and development sessions with a dedicated and individualised training plan

Further career progression opportunities within the service

Excellent relocation and onboarding package including flights, accommodation allowance for candidates applying from outside Ireland

Induction and orientation programme

Generous annual leave (29 days) and public holiday (10 days) entitlements per year

Permanent employment contract including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit if required

Qualifications

A recognised qualification as a Speech and Language Therapist and ideally current CORU registration or in process of same.

A minimum of 3 years full‑time (or equivalent) post‑qualification experience, including a minimum of one‑year full‑time (or equivalent) recent experience in progressive and acute neurological conditions.

Evidence of full and independent competence in the management of adult eating, drinking and swallowing disorders.

Full post‑graduate competence in adult videofluoroscopy and/or FEES interpretation and reporting.

For further information, please email your c.v. to or call Brian Murray on +353 1 482 5421 / +353 87 222 6752

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