Speech Language Therapist

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Hamilton Full time

Where you'll be working:
Waikato Hospital

The details:
Part time/Full time options available - Both fixed term and permanent positions
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Be part of the national transformation in Health:


  • Work in a supportive team environment:
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Enjoy a diverse clinical role with the opportunity to specialise into clinical areas of interest.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Waikato Speech Language Therapy department has an exciting opportunity for a Speech language therapist to join our team.

The role will be predominately based in outpatient clinics at Waikato hospital, with possibly some rural clinics, providing assessment and management of communication and swallowing disorders for adults.

You will work within a close, fun team that provide speech language therapy services to adults and children across the Waikato region.


Click here to view the position description.

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service


The speech language therapy team work in a variety of areas including inpatient medical and surgical wards, critical care, outpatient clinics, rural hospitals, inpatient rehab, child development centre and the cleft lip and palate clinic.

There may be opportunities to gain clinical experiences across these areas if interested.

Within outpatients a few examples of what we provide is below;

  • Head and neck oncology clinics in collaboration with dietitians to our Waikato population but also for Lakes and Tairawhiti regions
  • Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallaowing (FEES) clinics
  • VFSS clinics
  • Joint ENT/SLT voice clinics
  • Close MDT working with max fax and plastics surgical patients
  • Parkinson's voice groups
  • Gender affirming voice work
  • Laryngoscopy clinics
  • Telehealth services

Our team


We are a very close team that have a lot of laughs and are very supportive of each which is essential in such a fast paced environment.

We work on a high trust and respectful basis where sharing knowledge and expertise with each other is valued and uplifting each other is a priority.

We are kind and thoughtful in everything we do and say. We strive to be culturally empathetic towards each other and understanding of our differences. We would love to have someone join our team that feels they would fit into our team's ethos.

Mōu | About you

Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:

  • Be eligible for NZSTA membership
  • Bachelors or Masters degree in Speech Language Therapy from an NZSTAaccredited programme; or have had your qualifications approved by the NZSTA
  • Have an openness to working within a multidisciplinary team working towards patient focused goals
  • Have a current valid full New Zealand drivers licence
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to provide a culturally safe service with Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the forefront of your practice and a focus on evidence based practice

Ideally you will also have:

  • At least two years' experience working with adults with acquired communication or swallowing disorders in a health or disability setting
  • Recent experience working with adults with acquired communication or swallowing disorders
  • Experience performing and interpreting videofluoroscopy swallowing studies
  • Experience with FEES
  • Experience working within a multidisciplinary team working towards patient focused goals

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart

  • Whakamana
  • Give and earn respect


 Whakaronga
  • Listen to me; Talk to me


 Mauri Pai
  • Fair play


 Whakapakari
  • Growing the good


 Kotahitanga
  • Stronger together
It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here.

The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.


Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.


Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly.

Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatre

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