Comm - Speech Language Therapist

Comm - Speech Language Therapist

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Speech Language Therapist to join the Starship Community service as a Core Speech Language Therapist. In this role, you will provide assessment and intervention for children and young people with communication and swallowing needs associated with developmental delays and disabilities. Working as part of our multidisciplinary Child Development Service, you will hold a clinical caseload, collaborate with children, whānau and other professionals, and contribute to delivering high-quality, equitable and whānau-centred care. You will also participate in professional development, team activities and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, Starship Community provides interdisciplinary care and cultural support to children; young people, their families and whānau living within the Auckland area. A part of the Starship Child Health directorate, our nursing; allied health and technical staff are responsible for delivering health care services to children; young people, and whānau in their home; school and community settings. Service delivery is via an inter-disciplinary team approach, centred around three guiding principles:

• Whānau-centred approach
• Elimination of inequities in achieving health and wellbeing outcomes for Māori and other priority populations with high health and/or social needs.
• Knowing and working closely within the community (Locality based)

To succeed in this role, you will:

• Be a registered Speech Language Therapist in New Zealand with a current Annual Practising Certificate
• Hold a full and clean NZ drivers license
• Have relevant clinical experience in health and/or disability sectors
• Have an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including how to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in your role
• Have an overriding passion for improving outcomes for children

Ideally you will have previous paediatric experience, including experience in paediatric dysphagia, although applicants with the right qualifications and keen interest in providing excellent paediatric Speech Language Therapy will be considered. If you have a commitment to delivering and improving community-based models of care with quality outcomes and objectives this may be the role for you!

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive childrens hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.