Senior / Speech Therapist - #1131215

Job Responsibilities:

• Assess patients in a logical and sequential manner, generating and testing a hypothesis reasoning.

• Analyse patients' problems directly related to the conditions referred, demonstrating sound clinical reasoning.

• Plan and implement treatment, reflecting current available scientific evidence, ensuring patient safety and effectiveness of intervention.

• Monitor patients' progress throughout treatment, prepare and maintain records and reports as appropriate, ensuring adherence to confidentiality requirements.

• Participate as an active member of the care team via attending relevant ward / unit rounds, clinics, meetings and in research and work improvement activities.

• Contribute to achievement of departmental action plan, collaborating with internal and external clients in a professional manner.

• Contribute to learning and growth through active participation in departmental clinical education and clinical training initiatives.

• Supervise and facilitate learning of support staff / students / junior staff / peers as required.

• Oversee Therapy Assistants on performance of duties to ensure safe and effective treatment.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor / Master Degree in Speech Pathology or its equivalent.

• Trained and experienced in working with adult patients with voice and swallowing disorders

• Good interpersonal skills.

• Good team player and able to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team.

• Preferably with ability to speak more than 1 language or dialect