Senior Speech and Language Therapist (Mental Health)
Are you an experienced, innovative, and enthusiastic Senior Speech and Language Therapist with a deep passion to care for individuals who suffer with their mental health?
Do you want to work in a supportive team that thinks creatively and is always striving to develop to provide the best possible care to their patients and their families?
Medforce are looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking, experienced Senior Speech and Language Therapists to join an Acute Mental Health Service based in south Dublin.
The Senior SLT should have experience in good quality mental health assessment and interventions and SLT assessments, that can deliver these according to the values of our client’s organisation.
You will join a strong and supportive team with excellent structures and support. The Senior SLT will work alongside passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
Purpose
You will be working in the MDT, you will carry out specialised SLT assessment and provide interventions for individuals with functional or organised mental illness.
Contract
This is a Permanent, Full-time role, Salary range €59,478 – €70,033 per annum. (PART-TIME hours also available)
Benefits
- Contributory pension
- Career development
- Comprehensive training programmes
- Further education supports
- Onsite library and research facility
- Employee wellbeing programme
- Employee assistance programme
- Free onsite staff parking
- Subsidized onsite restaurant
- Cycle to work scheme
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or Master’s degree in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Registered with CORU as a Speech and Language Therapist in Ireland.
- Dysphagia qualification to accredited level by IASLT.
- 3 years full-time post qualification clinical experience working with adults.
- At least 1 year full-time experience working within a Neuro-disability setting or a Mental Health setting with adults.
- Clinical proficiency in the assessment and treatment of adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties
- Strong understanding of evidence-based therapeutic techniques and interventions relevant to the role.
If you or someone you know is interested in this position, please send a copy of your CV to lfagan@medforce.ie
If you refer a candidate to us who is successfully hired, we can offer you a €150 thank you bonus! T&C’s apply!
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