You will assess, diagnose and treat patients in the areas of communication, voice and swallowing in a multi-disciplinary setting. Caregiver training will be an essential aspect of your work.
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.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
