Senior Grade Speech and Language Therapist
Senior Grade Speech and Language Therapist job opportunity with Enable Ireland for their Children's Disability Network Team (CDNT).
Are you an experienced Speech & Language Therapist ready to take a leadership role? Enable Ireland is seeking a Senior Speech & Language Therapist to join our Children's Disability Network Team (CDNT). This is an exciting opportunity to lead, innovate, and make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families while working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.
About Enable Ireland
Enable Ireland is a non-profit organisation that provides vital therapy and support services to children and adults with disabilities and their families. Through the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model, their Children's Disability Network Teams (CDNTs) deliver family-centred services that empower children and young people with complex needs to achieve their full potential.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
Role Overview
As a Senior Speech & Language Therapist, you will provide expert assessment and intervention to children and young people (0-18 years) and their families while leading clinical and service development within the team. You will supervise and mentor junior staff and students, contribute to research and quality improvement, and work across multiple settings including clinics, homes, schools, and community environments.
Key Responsibilities
1. Manage a complex caseload, delivering high-quality assessment, diagnosis, and intervention.
2. Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to staff grade Speech and Language Therapists and students.
3. Lead on service planning, innovation, and quality improvement within the discipline.
4. Collaborate within the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement coordinated, family-centred care plans.
5. Maintain professional and ethical standards, including CORU registration and Children First compliance.
6. Represent the profession and Enable Ireland internally and externally.
7. Support and contribute to research, audits, and service evaluation initiatives.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential Criteria:
8. Be registered, or be eligible for registration, on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Physiotherapists Registration Board at CORU.
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9. Have three years full time (or an aggregate of three years full time) post qualification clinical experience.
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10. Have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.
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11. Provide proof of statutory registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.
12. Annual Registration: On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
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13. Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.
Desirable Criteria:
14. Experience of interdisciplinary team working.
15. Minimum of 2 years' experience working with children with disabilities.
16. Experience working with children with Eating, Drinking and Swallowing difficulties.
17. Experience working with Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC).
What's on Offer
18. Competitive Salary: A salary scale of €60, - €72, (pro rata).
19. Generous Annual Leave: 33 days annual leave (pro rata), with additional days for long service recognition.
20. Pension Scheme: Access to a contributory pension scheme, including income continuance and death-in-service benefits.
Contract Specifics:
Location: Sandymount, Dublin
Contract Type: Full Time
Contract Hours: 35 Hours
Take the Next Step in Your Career
If you are a skilled and motivated Speech & Language Therapist ready to lead, innovate, and make a lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you. This is your chance to drive meaningful change and contribute to a service that makes a profound difference.
Please note:
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo a medical assessment and Garda/Police clearance. A probationary period of 6 months will apply.