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Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2023

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Senior Speech & Language Therapist to join our team in Enable Ireland, Adult Services. 

Contract Type: This is a permanent contract

Contract Hours: 17.5hrs per week

Salary Scale: €53,388 to €63,198 pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post: 
To be responsible for the provision of a high quality Speech and Language Therapy in Adults service’s in accordance with standards of professional practice. To work in conjunction with other team members in coordinating and developing the service to meet the needs of the population it serves in line with the objectives of the organisation. To work as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team to provide and develop skilled speech and language therapy services in communication and Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing for Enable Ireland Cork Adult Services.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities: 
Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

Candidates for appointment must: 
•    Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU. 
AND 
•    Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification clinical experience.
AND 
•    Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office. 
AND 
•    Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Speech & Language Therapist Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued. 

•    Annual registration

On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.

•    Speech & Language Therapists who work with people with feeding, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties must hold a dysphagia qualification or equivalent as outlined in “Standards of Practice for Speech & Language Therapists on the Management of Feeding, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)”, Irish Association of Speech & Language Therapists (IASLT) 2007.  

•    Experience in assessing and intervening with complex FEDS needs.

•    Experience in providing FEDS training and experience in assessing AAC needs and applying for funding for same.

•    Have experience in supporting and developing the use of alternative communication systems.

•    Worked as part of a team.

•    Have a full manual drivers licence with access to own transport. 

•    Experience in setting goals as part of a therapy plan and/or individual service plans.

Desirable Criteria:
•    Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the area of disability. 

•    Experience in service development and provision.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
 

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
•    Excellent training opportunities
•    Generous annual leave entitlements
•    Long service reward scheme
•    Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
•    Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
•    Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
•    Wellbeing benefits
•    Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click on the Employee Benefits link below:
https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

What now?

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CVs will not be accepted.

To apply, please download the job description, person specification and application form below and forward completed applications by email to hrcork@enableireland.ie 

Closing date for applications:    27th May 2024 before noon

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
 

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

•    The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
•    Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
•    Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
•    The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
•    Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and
2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy