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Job Title: Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist (Primary Care)

Location: North Monaghan

Contract type: 6-month contract with possible extension.

Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: Aligned with HSE pay scales

Excel Recruitment are currently recruiting a Staff Grade Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to join a welcoming and supportive Primary Care team in north Monaghan. This is an excellent opportunity for a Staff Grade Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist with experience or interest in Paediatrics to make a meaningful impact within the community while gaining valuable clinical experience in a supportive Multidisciplinary primary care team.

Role summary:

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Paediatric Speech and Language Therapist to deliver early intervention and therapeutic support to children with a wide range of communication, speech, language, and feeding difficulties. Working as part of a dynamic primary care team, you’ll collaborate closely with families and professionals to promote each child’s full potential through timely, evidence-based intervention.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Deliver comprehensive speech, language, and communication assessments and interventions for children aged 0-18 in a community-based setting.
• Work in partnership with families, schools, and early years settings to create and implement tailored therapy plans.
• Collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team that includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Public Health Nurses, and GPs.
• Support children with a broad range of presentations, including developmental language disorder, speech sound disorders, social communication needs, and feeding difficulties.
• Maintain accurate, confidential clinical records in accordance with professional standards and service guidelines.
• Participate in care planning, team meetings, service development initiatives, and professional supervision.
• Engage in health promotion, parent education, and preventative strategies within the local community.
• Provide onward referrals where necessary and support seamless transitions between services.

Qualifications, skills, competencies, knowledge:

• Hold a recognised qualification approved by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Hold CORU Registration (essential)
• Experience working with children in a primary care, educational, or community setting (clinical placement experience considered).
• Demonstrated ability to conduct assessments and deliver child-centred intervention using evidence-based practices.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team collaboration skills.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a caseload and prioritise effectively.

If you are an enthusiastic and energetic Speech and Language Therapist looking to join a friendly, supportive Paediatric Primary care team, we would love to hear from you.

What you need to do now:

For more information about this opportunity, please reach out confidentially to Charlene Cooke by email or telephone 00353 89 9455139

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