Permanent, 0.8FTE Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guideline
Flexible Work Arrangements + EAP + Regular Hours Paid Study Leave & Financial Support for External Courses Team Environment + Multicultural Setting + Agile Work Style The Opportunity: Kidz First Child Development Team (CDT) are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and confident Speech Therapist to join our Speech Therapy team.
The ideal candidate will have a passion to work with babies 0-3 years to support with feeding and communication and a desire to make a difference in our community.
The Speech Language Therapist forms part of a wider multi-disciplinary team supporting children with disabilities within the community.
The team is based at Kidz First Community Health in Manukau, South Auckland. In this role, you will be supported by an amazing team of Speech Language Therapists, a Professional Leader, Clinical Leader, and a Team Leader.
The team environment is fun, yet goal-oriented. Our team supports a high Maori and Pacific population and would welcome applicants from these communities as well.
Within this role, you will work in partnership with the patient, whanau, and other health care providers in order to assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate outcomes of care for children 0-3 years predominantly.
This role provides you with the opportunity to support children with a range of feeding, swallowing, and communication difficulties within a community setting.
You will assess, diagnose, and treat patients accordingly. You will have the opportunity to be upskilled and involved in carrying out Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies alongside team members and the inpatient SLT.
Our range of service delivery is flexible from individual face-to-face sessions, telehealth, and running groups. Another component of this role is the opportunity to work alongside the Paediatricians and Psychologists in a multidisciplinary clinic to assess complex children, particularly those who potentially have Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, or Global Developmental Delay.
The preferred candidate will be someone who is an excellent communicator whilst honouring cultural diversity. An ability to effectively organise your caseload, whilst prioritising tasks, would be imperative in order to be successful in this role.
Essential: Registration with the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association and current APC A passion for working with tamariki and advocating for their specific needs Full, clean motor vehicle driver's licence Preferred: Knowledge and experience in the case management of tamariki (birth-3 years) with a range of feeding, swallowing, and communication difficulties, across community settings Experience working within a health setting Experience working within a multi-disciplinary setting and as part of a team Experience in paediatric dysphagia Benefits: Refund of annual practising certificate cost Free parking Discounted services as part of our work perks To view the job description, click here. Please apply online at www.countieshealthjobs.com. For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 276 0044 ext. 58680 or ******.
Job Number: CMH202414294
Applications Close: 25 October 2024
At Counties Manukau Health, people and their lives matter to us. We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.
To help us achieve this, we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maori and Pacific communities.
We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whanau, community, and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan.
Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone - Whakawhanaungatanga, Kind - Manaakitanga, Together - Kotahitanga, Excellent - Rangatiratanga.
If these are your values too, then join us today.
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