Speech Language Therapist

About the organisation
This employer is a small, friendly secondary public hospital located in Masterton, Wairarapa. A one and a half hour drive north of Wellington CBD. With a staff of only 600, everyone knows your name. The structure and culture encourages staff to be involved in influencing decisions that directly impact patient care. Affordable house prices, desirable schooling and community spirit is attractive to those wishing to relocate from larger centres like Wellington or Auckland, or from offshore.

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‍About the job
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• You'll be working within a small, responsive and dynamic speech language therapy team; unique in that it is very integrated into the MDT team and valued and well supported by the allied health and multidisciplinary teams and has close links with regional and national SLT networks.
• You will work with clients to maximise communication and assess / manage swallow impairments across a range of clinical areas (acute medical, rehabilitation and paediatrics)
• Work closely with the clinical team to assess and manage acute presentations and longstanding impairments, contribute to discharge planning and provide ongoing intervention to support people to remain as functional as possible in their homes and communities.
• This is a fixed term position working 80 hours per fortnight across Monday to Friday.

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Skills and experience

They are looking for a Speech Language Therapist who is flexible and adaptable, thrives in a team environment, and is focused on delivering the best possible clinical care for clients. In addition:

• A solid, experienced Speech Language Therapist.
• The ability to triage and prioritise workload to ensure those with the greatest need are seen first.
• Used to managing a caseload of both in and outpatients, ideally with paediatrics experience.
• Acute inpatient dysphagia management experience essential.
• With such a diverse caseload you'll be a strong problem solver and will be comfortable to reach out for professional support and to connect and network.

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What's in it for you?‍

• Diversity of caseload - an opportunity to further broaden your already solid skillset.
• This is a welcoming and supportive team and you'll be a valued member of the MDT.
• You'll have scope to get involved in service development initiatives eg: community rehab and models of care that align with national guidelines.
• Great professional development - well connected professionally to subregional and regional SLT networks, including a well coordinated special interest group network.
• Great lifestyle in the Wairarapa and ability to get engaged within a community of like minded people.

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