Speech Therapist - Department of ENT

Overview

Reporting to the ENT Allied health team lead and the ENT ST team lead, the successful applicant will work with children and adults who have communication problems arising from

• Cleft lip and palate related communication disorders;
• Voice disorders; and
• Hearing loss and other auditory related disorders.

The senior speech therapist’s job scope includes, but is not limited to,

• the provision of outpatient speech therapy for cleft, voice and auditory related disorders
• caregiver education
• school and home visits to advocate for support and inclusion for our patients
• the provision of educational talks and workshops to promote awareness of communication disorders
• mentoring and clinical education for junior clinicians and Speech Therapy students on placements

Key Accountabilities

• Receive and attend to referrals for speech therapy services from medical practitioners and/or other professionals within or external to NUH ENT.
• Work within in a multidisciplinary team comprising the ENT doctors, audiologists as well as other healthcare professionals and stakeholders to provide coordinated speech therapy services.
• Participate in formal and informal clinical discussions, including multidisciplinary team meetings, clinical handover meetings and family/case conferences.
• Manage a caseload in accordance to departmental guidelines (on-the-job training will be provided)
• Conduct screening and diagnostic communication assessments.
• Provide evidence-based therapy for our clientele.
• Track clients’ progress using measurable outcome tools.
• Provide care-giver and stakeholder training.
• Provide timely referrals and inform other professionals of any patient findings.
• Prepare patient reports for caregivers, stakeholders and other professionals.
• Support speech therapy student clinical observations and placements (only for experienced applicants).
• Contribute to the identification, recommendation and implementation of speech therapy services within the ENT ST team.
• Maintain and attend to a personal professional development plan, in consultation with the ENT Allied Health team lead, and the ENT ST team lead.
• Administrative duties.

Requirements

Qualification:

• Tertiary qualifications in Speech Pathology
• Full registration with the Allied Health Professional Council

Experience:

• Clinical experience of 1-3 years in a similar setting is preferred
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply. (Mentoring for AHPC available)

Skills and Knowledge:

• Sound verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to empathise with, and build rapport with patients and their caregivers.
• Knowledge of communication disorders and their functional impact.
• Knowledge of and commitment to patient-centered care and evidence-based care models.
• Able to prioritise and manage workloads with established routines and methods.
• A good team player who is able to work well within a multidisciplinary team.
• Possess a passion for working with people with hearing loss and other disabilities.
• Possess capacity for creativity and innovation in service development, delivery and improvement.
• Commitment to comply with NUH policies and procedures, as well as health and safety regulations.
• Commitment to adhere to professional ethics.
• PC literate.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.