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Speech Language Therapist

at NMC Healthcare
Published October 8, 2024
Expires November 7, 2024
Location Abu Dhabi Bus Station Overpass - Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Category Health Care  
Job Type Full Time  
Working Hours 40
Salary Unit Month

Description

Short Description for Internal Candidates

To provide evaluation and treatment to patients of all ages with speech, language, cognitive-communicative, voice and swallowing disorders.

*Description for Internal Candidates

Is expected to hold an appropriate qualification and be registered with their professional and/or statutory registration/authorizing professional organizations. SLPs are also required to hold a license from the Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH).
Professional Knowledge and Skills:

Must maintain and update professional knowledge and skills to screen, assess, and treat patients with communication and swallowing disorders.
If the SLP has a dual qualification that includes Audiology, he/she may screen and evaluate the hearing status of the residents.
Must develop and implement linguistically and culturally appropriate strategies and tools to work with patients.
Must engage in at least the following appropriate strategies to manage Arabic first language speakers:
Demonstrate knowledge and skill sufficient to analyze and manage the phonetics, linguistics, and social use of the Arabic language parameters (cf. dialectically relevant to at least Emirati national citizens).
Engage the services of a suitably trained translator.
Communication:

To communicate effectively and collaboratively with nursing, medical colleagues, and voluntary/independent services across health and social care sectors to ensure the delivery of a coordinated multi-disciplinary service. This will include case conferences, handovers, and documentation in the medical records.
To provide highly specialist advice and support to all team members in their clinical area and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Professional Responsibilities:

To work as an autonomous professional according to the standards of DOH.
To meet the regulations of the DOH and fulfill the requirements for physiotherapy registration.
To maintain comprehensive and accurate assessment and treatment records in line with legal and departmental requirements and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of letters and reports.
To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk management and apply it to the work situation and ensure others do likewise.
To maintain continuing professional development (CPD) by:
Keeping up-to-date with developments to ensure that own practice and that of the team is based on the best available evidence.
Being an active member of the in-service training program by attending and presenting at staff meetings, tutorials, training sessions, external courses, and reflective practice.
Informal/formal supervision with Team Lead.
Assisting with the facilitation of the team’s continued professional development (both uni-professionally and as an integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy team).
Participating in the staff appraisal scheme and identifying objectives for personal development with the Team Lead. Writing learning contracts to achieve agreed goals seeking support if necessary.
Being proactive in seeking supervision to support clinical/management/professional issues from the Team Lead.

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