The Senior Speech and Language Therapist is responsible for the provision of provide quality evidence based, speech and language therapy intervention for patients in Louth Hospitals. The successful candidate will work with MDT colleagues and engage in team based work as necessary.

The Senior Speech and Language Therapist will work with the Speech and Language Therapist Manager and other members of the department in co-ordinating the service and developing the service to meet the needs of the service user.

A panel may be formed for further senior vacancies within the service, full time, parttime, permanent or temporary.

Speech and Language Therapists who work with people with feeding ,eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties must hold a dysphagia qualification or equivalent as outlined in

“Standards of practice for Speech and Language Therapists on the Management of Feeding, Eating , Drinking and Swallowing Disorders(Dysphagia)”,Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT) 2007

A recognised dysphagia qualification as approved by CORU/ IASLT

Provide proof of statutory registration on the Speech and Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech and Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued

Experience in conducting Videofluoroscopy is desirable

             Direct clinical experience of working in an acute setting with adults in an acute setting

             Candidates will be required to take up work within three months of receipt of an offer of employment.

             Demonstrable experience in assessing and managing a range of communication impairments and FEDS disorders.

Please see attached job spec for your review:

Job spec senior SLT OLOL March 2026