Speech-Language Therapist (Full time, Fixed term) at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Wairarapa, Wairarapa

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Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Service:  Allied Health

Contract:   Fixed term

Salary:  As per PSA ALLIED MECA, & dependant on experience 

Vacancy Ref # 6249827

If you are an experienced Speech-language Therapist looking to continue your career in health in a place where you can make a difference to your community, and you are looking for a great lifestyle, come and live in the Wairarapa!

We are looking for an enthusiastic, NZSTA registered Speech-language Therapist with solid experience across adult and paediatric general health settings to join our speech-language therapy and allied health team based at Wairarapa Hospital, Masterton. We need a clinician with flexibility and enthusiasm, who thrives in a team environment, and is focused on delivering the best possible clinical care for clients. 

If you have a passion for working with clients to maximise communication and assess / manage swallow impairments across a range of clinical areas (acute medical, rehabilitation and paediatrics) in a secondary hospital setting this is the role you have been waiting for.  Our speech-language therapy team is a small, dynamic team that is well supported by the allied health and multidisciplinary teams and has close links with regional and national SLT networks.  The Speech-language Therapist is an integral part of multidisciplinary team function and in this role you will be working closely with the clinical team to assess and manage acute presentations and longstanding impairments, contribute to discharge planning and provide ongoing intervention to support people to remain as functional as possible in their homes and communities.

This is a fixed term 1 year, full time position working 80 hours / fortnight. 

For more information please contact Max Goodall, Allied Health Manager, on 027 675 5932.

Closing date:   Open until successfully appointed

To apply for this role, please visit Te Whatu Ora where you can also obtain a copy of the job description for this role.

Te Whatu Ora Wairarapa employees are required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including two primary doses and at least one booster. We are not accepting applications that do not meet this criteria.