Job Opportunity: Speech and Language Therapist – Paediatrics Primary Care Team
Salary: €44,563.00 - €64,424.00 per annum
Location: Primary Care, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
The Speech and Language Therapist will provide assessment, diagnosis, and intervention for children presenting with speech, language, communication, and associated difficulties within a primary care setting. The postholder will promote early identification, support families, and improve children’s functional communication and participation in everyday activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess and manage children presenting with speech sound disorders, receptive and expressive language difficulties, delayed communication development, fluency disorders, and social communication needs.
- Develop and implement individualised, evidence-based intervention plans tailored to each child’s needs and developmental stage.
- Provide parent education, coaching, and practical strategies to support communication development at home and in educational settings.
- Deliver individual and group interventions, as appropriate, to maximise clinical outcomes and service capacity.
- Maintain accurate clinical records, assessment reports, treatment plans, and discharge summaries in accordance with HSE policies and professional standards.
- Manage referrals, prioritise clinical need, monitor progress, and make appropriate onward referrals where required.
- Collaborate with general practitioners, public health nurses, occupational therapists, audiology, schools, preschools, and Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNTs).
- Participate in multidisciplinary meetings, clinical supervision, continuing professional development, and service improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Recognised qualification in Speech and Language Therapy.
- Registration with CORU, the Health and Social Care Professionals Council.
- Demonstrated knowledge of child communication development, paediatric assessment, and evidence-based intervention.
- Strong communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to family-centred practice, equality of access, and continuous professional development.
Join our team in Ballinasloe and make a meaningful difference in children's lives through family-centred care and evidence-based practice.
The Contact :
Please send your cv in confidence to bfreeney@medforce.ie