Speech and Language Therapist

Overview

Post Title:

Speech & Language Therapist

Post Status:

Temporary - Specified Purpose

Department:

Speech and Language Therapy Department

Location:

Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland

Reports to:

Speech & Language Therapy Manager

Salary:

Appointment will be made on the Speech & Language Therapist salary scale at a point in line with Government pay policy. 

Hours of work: 

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date:      

12 Noon on Thursday 6th August, 2026

 

Position Summary:

 

The post holder will be responsible for providing a speech and language therapy service to patients attending Beaumont Hospital, incorporating the St Joseph’s Hospital campus. The successful candidate will be part of the well-structured, multi-speciality Beaumont Hospital SLT team with excellent support and opportunities for CPD. The service has some current vacancies to fill immediately and a short panel will be created from this competition for future specified purpose contracts.

 

Responsibilities

Clinical

• Together with other speech & language therapists within the department and within resources, to provide a comprehensive assessment and therapy service to patients, this includes the adult cochlear implant service.• To be responsible for the speech & language therapy service to specified clinical areas as agreed with the Speech & Language Therapist Manager and under the supervision of an assigned senior or clinical specialist SLT.• To maintain close liaison with all relevant personnel with regard to patient management.• To develop and maintain a high level of clinical expertise in relevant areas, consulting with senior/clinical specialist speech & language therapists as necessary.• To engage in skills development required for the effective provision of services.• To be able to effectively support communication when interacting with people with communication disability.• To be proactive in making environments, documents and interactions accessible for people with communication disability.

 

Educational

• To participate in the education of medical, nursing, other health & social care professionals and front line staff as appropriate.• To attend in-service training and other relevant CPD meetings (e.g journal club) as required.• To participate in the practice education of SLT students with support from other SLTs and the Practice Tutor.• To be involved in the education of staff and other relevant people on ways to support communication and to promote safe swallowing. • To maintain continuous professional development in line with recommendations laid down by the professional body and regulator.

 

Administrative

• To maintain patient records within departmental, hospital and professional standards.• To co-operate with data collection systems and current administrative procedures.• To attend staff and other relevant meetings.Other

• To participate in Personal Development Planning, Professional Supervision and Peer Review as required.• To participate in quality improvement and other projects as appropriate. • To adhere to health & safety, hygiene, infection control and other hospital guidelines.• To undertake other duties as may be required by the Speech & Language Therapist Manager.• This job description is not restrictive and may be reviewed in the light of changing needs within services.

Qualifications

 

Selection Criteria: 

Selection criteria outline the qualifications, skills, knowledge and/or experience that the successful candidate would need to demonstrate for successful discharge of the responsibilities of the post. 

Applications will be assessed on the basis of how well candidates satisfy these criteria.

 

Mandatory:

Education & Registration:

• Is registered with the Speech and Language Therapists registration board with CORU (details must be included on CV)
• Those who have just qualified from Irish Universities can apply while awaiting receipt of their CORU Registration Details

 

Desirable:

• Membership of the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapist
• Some experience working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders
• Knowledge of the Irish Health Service