Speech Language Therapist Icu

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

**Location**: Hutt Valley Hospital

**Service**: Speech Language Therapy Department, Hutt Valley

**Contract**: 0.2 FTE

**Salary**: Level 8 on current PSA MECA
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
A new vacancy exists for a Speech Language Therapist to deliver optimised services to the Intensive Care Unit at Hutt Hospital.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
The current SLT team at Hutt hospital comprises a small number of caring, innovative and flexible professionals who are delighted to be able to grow by adding dedicated ICU FTE to their portfolio of services.
Moū - About you

**A.Knowledge, Skills & Experience**:

- Minimum of 5 years clinical practice
- Clinical experience within the area of specialty (ICU) is preferable
- Skilled at swallowing assessments (bedside assessments as well as instrumental assessments)
- Experience providing communication solutions for patients with complex communication difficulties/needs B.Essential Professional Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations:

- NZSTA Annual Practising Certificate
- Current member of the NZSTA
- Qualification with an NZSTA accredited or approved Speech-language Therapy program (BSc. SLT / MSLTPrac)
- Dysphagia trained (recognised under/post graduate cert.)C.Someone well-suited to the role will place a high value on the following:

- Critical thinking and analytical skills
- Clinical judgement and decision making
- Collaboration and consultation skills E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

**To find out more about us click on the following links**:
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Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed