Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Speech and Language Therapist, Clinical Specialist in Feeding, Eating Drinking and Swallowing (FEDS) to join our team in CHO 1 Cavan

Contract Type: Permanent Full time
Contract Hours: 35 Hours Per week
Salary Scale: €64,123 to €74,738 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service

Overview of the Post:
To provide a high standard Speech & Language therapy service to support primary therapists and service users & families in CHO 1 Cavan including advanced and specialised work
Use clinical reasoning skills to provide specialist support and advice to the Speech & Language Therapy team and other staff, whilst maintaining a clinical caseload on the Children’s Disability Network Team
To participate in ongoing audit and appropriate work-related research/ evaluation projects in areas relevant to the clinical field.
Acting as a positive and supportive team leader in their specialty with strong leadership skills.
Applying advanced specialist knowledge and skills in the area of Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing (FEDS)
Acting in an advanced clinical advisory role to own colleagues within own organisation.
Developing colleagues’ knowledge and skills by facilitating decision making and collaborative client consultation.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria :

1. Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc

Candidates for appointment must be:
i. Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
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ii. Have 5 years full time (or equivalent) years post qualification clinical experience of which 4 years full time (or equivalent) must be consecutive in the required area of specialism.
And
iii. Demonstrate a proven record of clinical excellence in the specialism
And
iv. Professional Development and Practice Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the required area of specialism, in the form of postgraduate qualifications or relevant courses.
And
v. Candidates must demonstrate achievement in the areas of clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, practice development, teaching and research.
And
vi. Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability, management, leadership and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
And
vii. Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Speech & Language Therapist Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.

2. Annual Registration
i. On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
ii. Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland

• Be employed as a Senior Speech & Language Therapist working with a disability service with extensive experience in the specialism of Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing (FEDS)

• 5 years’ experience in the area of Paediatric (0 – 18 years) disability service for children with complex needs

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience, 4 of which must include demonstrated experience working in the area of Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing (FEDS)

• Must be eligible to work in the state

• Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience and/or training in clinical supervision.

• Group work

• Supervision of other staff and students

• Speech & Language caseload management

• Experience of delivering education and / conducting research

• Experience in service development and practice standards development

• Experience in coordinating clinics and leading and working at a consultative level in clinics alongside consultant and other lead

therapists
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

• Excellent internal and external training opportunities

• Generous annual leave entitlements

• Flexible Working

• Long service reward scheme

• Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

• Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

• Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

• Wellbeing benefits

• Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

What now?
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Friday 15th November 2024 @ 12pm

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months in CHO1.

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