Paediatric Speech and Language therapist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay, Hawkes Bay

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.

Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Service: Child Development Hawke’s Bay

Contract: Permanent, Full-time or Part-time, up to 40 hours per week (1.0 FTE)

Are you a Paediatric Speech Language therapist looking to work in sunny Hawke’s Bay?

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Speech and Language Therapist to join the Paediatric Therapy team at the Child Development Service (CDS). This position is flexible to meet your needs, with negotiable terms for either full-time or part-time hours. Please indicate your preference when applying.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Speech Language Therapist (SLT) with a passion for working with tamariki and their whānau in the community they live in. The Child Development Service is a multi-disciplinary and collegial team who provide paediatric services throughout Hawke's Bay for children aged birth to sixteen years living with disability. The successful applicant will be providing services in the community where the tamariki reside using tikanga and relationship-centred practice. While the majority of the role will be focused on assessment and supporting early language development of tamariki living with disabilities, there will also be opportunity to enhance dysphagia clinical knowledge and skills working alongside the incumbent SLT. The position is open to newly qualified therapists as well experienced clinicians. 

The essential requirements for this position are: 

• NZ Registered Speech Language Therapist with current NZSTA registration
• Knowledge of the health and social issues that vulnerable tamariki and their whānau experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Full driving license
• NZ resident or citizen or have an appropriate visa to be eligible to live and work in NZ
• Previous paediatric and/or disability SLT experience preferred but not essential

The successful applicant will:

• Be given full orientation and supervision
• Have continued and ongoing professional development opportunities
• Work in a collaborative and supportive environment

You won’t find this opportunity just anywhere, and when you combine this with the chance to live in New Zealand’s own piece of paradise, you have to ask yourself “why work anywhere else?” Take a stroll through the Hawke’s Bay Tourism website and get yourself to Hawke’s Bay!

Please contact Val White for further information or 027-580-4831 or email val.white@hbdhb.govt.nz

If this sounds like you, review the Position Profile HERE and apply now! 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawkes 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.