Speech Language Therapist

2 months ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland Full time

**Opportunity to join our friendly, passionate, adult inpatient Speech-Language Therapy team**:

- **Work across a range of specialist areas**:

- **Opportunity to develop competencies in VFSS, FEES, Tracheostomy management**:

- **Opportunity to work closely with university colleagues and students**

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**
We are looking for a **NZSTA registered Speech and Language Therapist** to join our dedicated, supportive and friendly Adult Speech-Language Therapy team based at **Auckland City Hospital**. This is a** full time, permanent **role and we are open to discussion and flexible on hours of availability to assist our services.

The Speech-Language Therapy (SLT) team work across a range of specialist areas including **stroke**, **oncology**, **haematology**, **neurosurgery**, **head & neck**, **cancer** and **cardiovascular intensive care**. We work in a range of extended scope of practice areas including FEES, VFSS, and tracheostomy management. A buddy system is in place to mentor, coach and supervise team members through their professional objectives and / or competencies.
- Proactively work on a complex caseload delivering high quality evidence based clinical care
- Assess and manage both communication and swallowing disorders in an acute setting
- Implement delegated intervention plans for client care
- Collaborate with team members and other work groups to achieve our service objectives
- Develop positive working relationships with our patients and their whānau

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**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**
As the **ideal person for this role** you will have the following skills and attributes:

- Registered member of the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists’ Association (NZSTA) with current Annual Practicing Certificate
- Experience working as a Speech-Language Therapist in a hospital setting (preferred)
- Experience working with the assessment and management of communication impairment including skills in FEES, VFSS and tracheostomy management (advantageous)
- An understanding of bicultural issues and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professional groups in a multidisciplinary setting
- Effective time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
- Drive, energy and initiative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here**
Te Toka Tumai Auckland is one of the leading healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state of the art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals - Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children’s Health and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

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**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

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