Casual Speech Language Therapist Older Persons

3 months ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury Full time

**Casual hours offered when required to help cover across Burwood Hospital site**:

- ** The role includes the assessment and management of a broad range of communication and swallowing difficulties within the context of Older Persons Health and Rehabilitation.**:

- **Experience in working with people with Older Persons Health and Rehabilitation needs would be required and any tracheostomy experience would be welcomed.**:

- **Skills and experience in using Cough Reflex Testing and Videofluoroscopy is essential.**:

- **Experience in using dysphagia rehabilitation techniques such as BISSKiT and EMST would be advantageous.**:

- ** The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively in an interdisciplinary team.**

**_
Our Purpose:_** Why we do it**

When you work with the Canterbury District Health Board, you - re part of something very special. We plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. Our primary goal is to put people at the heart of everything we do.

**_
The Team: _**What we do**

The Speech Language Therapy role is embedded in the interdisciplinary team but benefits from having close professional support from colleagues across Burwood Hospital and other community teams. Our Speech Language Therapists provide skilled assessment, management and rehabilitation of a broad range of swallowing and communication disorders. There is also involvement in the Videofluoroscopy service.

We - re looking for a NZ Speech Language Therapist to join our team

**_The Role:_** Where you fit in**

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Providing comprehensive assessments, evaluations and treatments in accordance with policies, procedures and standards of practice for Speech Language Therapy.
- Educating and providing resources to patients and their families/whanau, your clinical team and colleagues in the interdisciplinary team.
- Ensuring appropriate documentation and patient records are updated and maintained;
- Contributing to quality service provision within the allocated wards, the Speech Language Therapy service and the wider Burwood site.

Your skills will include:

- Ability to complete thorough assessments and be able to flexibly integrate interventions using problem solving, robust communication whilst being led by your client - s goals.
- Ability to use objective assessment tools particularly Videofluoroscopy.
- Ability to work within interdisciplinary teams across Older Persons Health and Rehabilitation.
- Experience in working with patients with significant comorbidities would also be an advantage.
- You will be registered with NZSTA.

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