Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: Hutt Valley
Service: Community Health Service Group
Contract: Full Time, Fixed term: ASAP - July 2025
Salary: $77 087 - $104 794 per annum
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
An exciting fixed-term opportunity with an experienced team to support you, awaits the successful candidate. You will be exposed to in-patient, out-patient and community settings, across a variety of adult populations.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
The current SLT team at Hutt hospital comprises a small number of experienced, caring, innovative and flexible professionals who are delighted to be able to sustain their current service offering, with your assistance, while one of the team is on parental leave. We provide a rich learning environment in a hospital setting, that encompasses exposure to a broad variety of specialities.
Moū - About you
Essential qualifications, skills and experience in the ideal candidate:
Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
- 2 years + clinical practice would be preferred; New Graduates can be accommodated
- Clinical experience within the areas of Adult out-patients, Adult Community patients, and/or Inpatient wards is preferable
- Clinical experience doing swallowing assessments (bedside assessments as well as instrumental assessments)
- Experience providing communication solutions for patients with complex communication difficulties/needs
Essential Professional Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations:
- NZSTA Annual Practising Certificate
- Current member of the NZSTA
- Qualification with an NZSTA accredited or approved Speech-language Therapy program (BSc. SLT / MSLTPrac)
- Dysphagia trained (recognised under/post graduate cert.)
Someone well-suited to the role will place a high value on the following:
- Critical thinking and analytical skills
- Clinical judgement and decision making
- Collaboration and consultation skills
E pā ana ki a tatou - About us
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
Capital and Coast
Hutt Valley
Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email philip.adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed