Senior Speech Language Therapist, Child Development Team

4 days ago


Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Senior Speech Language Therapist, Child Development Team - Kidz First at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Counties Manukau, AucklandFull time, fixed term until January 2026 Remuneration as per the PSA Allied Health SECA guidelines
• Paid Study Leave & Financial Support for External Courses
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
The Opportunity: Gain valuable professional experience through the role of Senior Speech Language Therapist within Kidz First Community Child Development Team (CDT).
The Speech Language therapist forms part of a wider multi-disciplinary team supporting children with disabilities within the community.
The team is based at Kidz First Community Health in Manukau, South Auckland.
In this role, you will be supported by a Clinical Leader, Team Leader and Professional Lead.
The team environment is fun, yet goal oriented.
Our team supports a high Maori and Pacifica population and would welcome applicants from these communities as well.
Within this role you will work in partnership with the child, their family and other health care providers in order to assess, plan and deliver care for children 0-3 years predominately within the home environment.
This role is very varied and provides you with the opportunity to support children with a range of feeding, swallowing and communication difficulties within a community setting.
You will have the opportunity to be involved in a range of exciting clinical areas including carrying out Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies and supporting infants and young children to tube wean.
Our range of services delivery is flexible from individual face to face sessions, tele-health and facilitating groups.
Another component of this role is the opportunity to work alongside the Paediatricians and Psychologists in a multidisciplinary clinic to assess complex children, particularly those who potentially have Autism Spectrum Disorder or Global Developmental Delay.
The preferred candidate will be an excellent communicator whilst honouring cultural diversity.
An ability to effectively organise your caseload, whilst prioritising tasks, would be imperative in order to be successful in this role.
Minimum Requirements: Registration with the New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists' Association and current APCMinimum of 5 years clinical experienceA passion for working with tamariki and advocating for their specific needsPreferred: Knowledge and experience in the case management of tamariki (birth-3 years) with a range of feeding, swallowing and communication difficulties, across community settingsCurrent Videoswallow competenciesExperience working within a health settingExperience working within a Multi-Disciplinary setting and as part of a teamExperience in paediatric dysphagiaWhat we can offer: Refund of annual practising certificate costFree parking onsiteDiscounted services as part of our work perksWorking at Health New Zealand: Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.
We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.
We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply: All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal.
To apply please click "apply now." To view the job description, please click here.
For more information, please contact Amy on ******.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
Job Number: CMH202414556 Applications Close: 31 March 2025 At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us.
We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.
To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve.
We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maori and Pacific communities.
We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan.
Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability.
Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga, Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga.
If these are your values too, then join us today. Employer: Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Counties Manukau

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