Speech and Language Therapist

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.
Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Permanent, Full-time
80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)

Are you looking for the next step in your Speech and Language Therapy career? Join our Allied Health Inpatient Team in a new Advanced Practitioner role.

This role is focused on advanced clinical leadership and clinical service improvement within inpatient Speech and Language Therapy services in Hawke's Bay Hospital. Bring your passion for working with adults with acquired swallowing difficulties and capability to lead and drive service improvement for Speech and Language Therapy. You will be confident and flexible, with a proven ability to mentor and develop the skills of others. You will bring strong communication skills and have the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively towards the shared goal of high-quality care for our population.

What are the benefits to you?

The chance to establish a new advanced practitioner role within a strong and supportive allied health team and wider clinical environment
Study support and opportunities for formal and informal CPD
Professional supervision and mentoring from Speech and Language Therapy Professional Lead and regional Advanced and Expert colleagues to support career development and growth
Excellent access to infrastructure to strengthen personal and professional networks
Feel rewarded working with and as part of an extremely supportive team of health professionals.

A Masters in Speech and Language Therapy (or similar), or an intention to work towards this, is essential in addition to advanced clinical skills in the area of adult dysphagia, competence in instrumental assessment and current membership of the New Zealand Speech and Language Therapy Association.

Salary Range for this position is $87,999 - $94,266 in accordance with Public, Allied and Technical Health Employee's Multi Employer Collective Agreement (MECA) Step 9 - Step 11 according to qualifications and relevant experience pro-rated for hours worked.

The Hawkes Bay is full of fun things to do, beautiful places to spend time, and food and drink options galore If the role sounds interesting and you are keen to try a new spot, give us a call to talk through this opportunity. You may be more ready than you think for a change and a challenge

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke's Bay in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our Te Whatu Ora values of He kauanuanu - Respect, Ākina - Improvement, Rāranga te tira
- Teamwork and Tauwhiro - Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

We are proud of our team's diversity. We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke's Bay requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Fully vaccinated means having two vaccinations and one booster.