Speech & Language Therapist Senior

Enable Ireland•Limerick, PA

About The Position

Enable Ireland is seeking a Senior Speech & Language Therapist for its Children’s Disability Network Team at Blackberry Park, Dock Road, Limerick. The role is a one-year fixed-term contract for 35 hours per week, with a salary of €63,313 to €74,947 pro rata per annum, subject to long-service increments. Annual leave entitlement is 33 days per annum, pro rata. Enable Ireland delivers children’s services through Children’s Disability Network Teams under the national Progressing Disabilities Services model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will provide a range of speech and language therapy services to young people aged 0–18 and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Services include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision, and ongoing service development, delivered using a family-centred approach in settings such as clinics, preschools, schools, children’s homes, and community locations.

Requirements

Be registered, or eligible for registration, on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
Have at least three years of full-time (or aggregate equivalent) post-qualification clinical experience.
Have the knowledge, ability, suitability, and professional capability required to discharge the duties of the post.
Provide proof of statutory registration with CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.
Maintain annual registration with CORU and confirm annual registration to Enable Ireland.
Hold a full driver’s licence.
Be eligible to work in Ireland.

Nice To Haves

Experience of interdisciplinary working.
At least two years’ experience working with children with disabilities, including ASD assessment and intervention.
Experience working with children with eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties.
Experience working in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).

Responsibilities

Provide speech and language therapy services to young people aged 0–18 and their families.
Carry out assessment and intervention within an interdisciplinary framework.
Provide clinical supervision.
Contribute to ongoing service development.
Deliver services using a family-centred approach across clinic, preschool, school, home, and community settings.