Senior Speech Therapist

Home » Senior Speech Therapist Senior Speech Therapist • Full Time • Singapore Responsibilities Clinical Management Provide clinical management of basic to complex cases with expertise and autonomy. Responsibilities include: • Assess, develop, plan, and implement speech therapy interventions to clients with speech, language, communication, and/or swallowing difficulties in accordance with programme approach, framework, and SOPs. • Be part of the collaborative team (e.g., multi-, inter-, trans-disciplinary) to work with clients on a one-to-one basis, group, or special setting based on programme requirements and client levels of functioning. • Monitor clients’ speech therapy progress, evaluate intervention effectiveness, and review clients’ speech therapy needs in accordance with programme requirements. • Provide speech therapy consultation, support and update on the clients’ progress and status to caregivers and all those involved in the client care team. • Refer clients to respective specialists (e.g., other therapists, psychologists, neurologists, doctors, etc.) for consultation and further treatment or training as and when necessary. • Conduct home/school/workplace visits when necessary. • Provide speech therapy-related training on relevant platforms when required. • Preferably has clinical practice experience in at least one external partner project. Clinical Administration • Contribute to new clinical service development in collaboration with internal and external partners to enhance service delivery and client care. • Participate in departmental administrative duties and operational processes to support service delivery. • Ensure timely documentation of clinical records for all cases and timely reporting in accordance with organisational and regulatory requirements. • Contribute to service quality assurance initiatives, including audits, risk identification, and incident reporting. • Monitor and optimise the use of therapy equipment and resources in the department. Clinical Teaching and Supervision • Supervise therapy students during clinical placements and/or junior speech therapists. • Provide on-the-job guidance to other staff (e.g., support staff, therapy assistants, other members of the collaborative team), caregivers and volunteers in the execution and/or maintenance of speech therapy programmes. • Share knowledge and best practices with peers and junior staff when required. • Provide speech therapy-related training on relevant platforms when required. Professional Development • Actively engage in continual professional development to maintain and enhance clinical competency. • Integrate research findings into clinical work and formulate recommendations to bridge professional practice gaps. • Keep abreast of the emerging trends, techniques, and knowledge in the field of speech therapy and apply relevant knowledge to clinical work. • Attend and contribute regularly to staff meetings, case conferences, in-services as well as other meetings as required. Other Activities • Participate in cross divisional committees or events organised by SPD when required. • Represent SPD in networking with other community organisations as requested. • Engage in any other duties as may be assigned from time to time. Requirements • Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Speech Therapy or its equivalent. • Possess Full-Registration as a Speech therapist under the Allied Health Professions Act 2011. • Possess at least two years of formal Allied Health Profession supervision experience. • Good communication and interpersonal skills. • Fluency in local languages will be an advantage. Share to