Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Hutt Valley Hospital

Service:  Speech Language Therapy Department, Hutt Valley 

Contract: Permanent, Part-time, 0.5 FTE

Salary:  Level 5 on current PSA MECA

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

A new vacancy exists for a Speech Language Therapist to deliver optimised services to In-patients at Hutt Hospital, as part of our existing in-patient service team.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

The current SLT team at Hutt hospital comprises a small number of caring, innovative and flexible professionals who are delighted to be able to grow by adding dedicated In-patient FTE to their portfolio of services.

Moū - About you

Essential qualifications, skills and experience in the ideal candidate 

Knowledge, Skills & Experience: 

• Minimum of 5 years + clinical practice 
• Clinical experience within the area of specialty - In-patient wards-  is preferable
• Skilled at 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.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

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 recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed