BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION
POST OF: PERMANENT FULL-TIME SENIOR SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPIST
CHILDREN’S DISABILITY NETWORK 6 TEAM
JOB REF: 71893

The Role:
The permanent full-time Senior Speech and language therapist will be responsible for delivery of CDNT6 and provide services to children from 0-18 with complex development needs which include physical, sensory, intellectual disabilities and autism. The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland (BOCSI) are the lead agency for this team. CDNT6 covers a geographical area of: Galway City East, Claregalway, Gort, Headford and Oranmore.

Reports / Responsible to:
The Senior Speech and Language Therapist is accountable to the Children’s Network Team Manager. The relationship between the CDNM, BOCSI Head of Speech and Language Therapy and Speech and Language Therapists who work in CDNTs is being developed and will evolve over time in line with national and local agreements. This area will evolve and participation by this post holder is expected. Areas such as supervision, continuous professional development, adherence to discipline specific ethical guidelines and professional competencies are examples which fall under this evolving area.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate must be currently registered with CORU, the regulator for the Health and Social Care professions and eligible for membership of the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (I.A.S.L.T.). Qualifications:

• Bachelor in Science in Clinical Speech and Language Studies, University of Dublin, Trinity College Dublin or,
• Bachelor of Science (Speech and Language Therapy), University College Cork or,
• Bachelor of Science (Speech and Language Therapy), National University of Ireland, Galway
• Master of Science in Speech and Language Therapy (Professional Qualification), University of Limerick or
• A Speech & Language qualification approved for registration with CORU, equivalent to the above.

A dysphagia qualification or equivalent as outlined in “Standards of Practice for Speech & Language Therapists on the Management of Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)” Irish Association of Speech & Language Therapists (IASLT) 2012 is essential for this post.

A full clean Irish driving licence and use of your own car is an essential requirement.
Fluency in verbal and written English an essential requirement of this post.

Experience:
This post is suitable for a Speech and Language Therapist with:

• A minimum of three years post graduate clinical Speech and Language Therapy experience.
• Clinical experience in the Independent management of feeding, eating, drinking and swallowing disorders is highly desirable.
• A minimum of one year clinical experience in the management of the communication needs of children with complex disabilities.
• Experience in clinical Speech & Language Therapy in a community setting
• Training and / or experience in the use of TEACCH, Lámh and other forms of AAC an advantage.

Working hours:
70 hours a fortnight based on a 5 day duty roster.
Hours will be within the hours of 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Contracted hours are liable to change between the hours of 8am– 8pm as future service needs require. The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual. A family centred approach to service delivery and the ongoing transformation of the health service will require employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual. The Health Service is undergoing ongoing modernisation and therefore it is critical that a flexible attitude to changing environments and work requirements is held by the successful candidate.

Annual Leave:
29 days pro rata per annum.

Remuneration:
Department of Health Speech and Language Therapist, Senior (01st June 2024) salary scale of €61,424 x 8 increments – €72,325 pro-rata per annum.
Tenure:
Permanent, full time and pensionable.

Travel/Base:
The person appointed must provide his/her own car and must furnish an indemnity from Insurers in favour of the employer. Travelling expenses at the appropriate rate will be paid in respect of travel necessarily performed in the discharge of duty. There may be a dual office base for this post due to the geographical spread of CDNT6 (Woodlands Campus, Renmore / Lower Newcastle) this can be agreed at job offer stage.

Full Job description attached.

Informal enquiries please call 091-721400
The closing date for receipt of all applications/CV’s on-line is 5pm, Sunday, 10th November 2024
Interviews for this post will take place week commencing 18th November 2024
The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.