Job description

Speech and Language Therapy Position (Staff Grade or Senior) With EPT Clinic, Kilkenny

The EPT Clinic is a dynamic, family – systemic, best-practice, inter-disciplinary private child and family health service based in Kilkenny, Ireland. EPT Clinic works in partnership with the UCD, the HSE, Tusla, and Barnardos. The Clinic aim to support the wellbeing, development, and learning of children aged 0-18 and their families.

EPT offer psychology, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy in the form of interdisciplinary assessments and interventions through family centred practice.

Due to continued growth, and developing partnerships with the HSE, Tusla, and UCD, EPT Clinic is seeking to recruit a Speech and Language Therapist to join the team. This role is ideally permanent/ full time. The pay grade will reflect the candidate’s level of experience informed by HSE payscales.

What makes EPT Clinic different from other services? Why pick us?

• Stunning new offices with private parking in a bustling shopping centre in Kilkenny city. The building is a purpose-built disability and mental health care centre which incorporates autism and sensory informed interior design.

• Flexible, family focused culture. All positions are hybrid – meaning part of the week in person, part of the week working from home.

• Friendly, sociable team within a supportive environment. Fortnightly interdisciplinary as well as discipline specific supervision with opportunities for being heard and impacting change.

• We employ both a mental health and disability service under the one roof, providing truly systemic, interdisciplinary work opportunities.

• Cases are often worked jointly with other disciplines, offering both assessment and a range of therapies to services and families with one clinical lead.

• Genuine client – focused practice, employing a “wrap around the child and family” model of intervention.

• EPT Clinic are experts in the areas of sensory – attachment, sensory – integration, functional competency, infant mental health and trauma offering services and families multi and interdisciplinary team assessments.

• We prioritise and fund staff training and continuous professional development.

• We offer a positive, collaborative, warm work environment where ideas, unique projects and research is encouraged. Main Purpose of the Role:

• Organises workload in a team environment to include the scheduling and carrying out of assessments, interventions, and administration as part of a caseload management process.

• Endeavours to maintain a very high standard of report writing.

• Demonstrates excellent clinical skills in assessment intervention and diagnostics to meet the specific client needs.

• Demonstrates an ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team.

• Collaborates with the child / young person while working in partnership with their parent/family/carer and all other relevant stakeholders to identify and achieve goals.

• Demonstrates a supportive and reciprocating work style including strong empathy with the child / young person and their parent/family/carer.

• Participates in CPD training as identified and agreed.

Essential Criteria:

• A recognised validated University Degree or Masters or an equivalent qualification in Speech & Language Therapy.

• Registered with CORU National Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board.

• Experience of working with children.

• Experience with autism.

• Be eligible to work in Ireland.

Desirable Criteria:

• Postgraduate experience working with children with disabilities and complex needs (Preferably 1-2 years’ experience).

• Experience of the HSE assessment of need process. • Experience of conducting Team Diagnostic Assessments.

• Experience with and an interest in mental health.

• ADOS training.

• Any relevant post graduate training specific to child disability services. e.g., Hanen, Lámh, PECS.

This is a permanent position, and a probationary period applies. Salary is informed by HSE payscales.

Please note: all job offers are subject to references and Garda Vetting.

EPT Clinic is an equal opportunities employer.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Flexitime
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Flexible Language Requirement:

• English not required

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Loughboy, Kilkenny, CO. Kilkenny: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

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