Speech Language Therapist/Pathologist - (Sakina)

Role Overview

Speech Language Therapist/Pathologist at SEHA, located in Sakina. The role provides quality professional services in the evaluation and treatment of patients with Speech, Language, Cognitive, Fluency, Voice, Swallowing and Feeding Disorders and Associated Communication problems.

Role Purpose

To independently manage a caseload of patients with developmental and acquired speech, language, and communication disorders, delivering specialized assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based intervention while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and families to support patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Assessment & Diagnosis

• Conduct in-depth case histories including medical, social, psychological, educational and developmental information.
• Use investigative skills and broad knowledge of standardized assessments together with sound analytical clinical reasoning to form baseline measures or differential diagnoses.
• Plan intervention programmes based on assessment findings.

Treatment & Intervention Planning

• Independently manage a caseload of patients with developmental speech and language delay and disorder, social communication disorder including dysfluency and motor speech disorders such as dyspraxia.
• Develop and implement specialized speech and language treatment plans for individuals and groups targeting difficulties including developing attention and listening skills; auditory processing skills; play and interaction; understanding and expression of language; and speech production and sound system development such as pronunciation.
• Deliver therapy intervention ensuring that speech, language and communication programmes are an integral part of the patient's learning and daily routines.

Patient & Family Management

• Ensure a productive therapeutic relationship is established with patients, carers and families, agreeing decision-making relevant to the patient's management.
• Take into account challenging communication impairment, challenging behaviour, psychological and emotional state and differing cultural attitudes and expectations.
• Advise others regarding the management and care of patients with communication needs and oro-motor difficulties.
• Set and review specific targets in collaboration with those in daily contact with the patient and responsible for developing the patient's skills.
• Demonstrate activities and provide resources to realize targets.
• Involve families, carers and educators in treatment planning and delivery.
• Provide appropriate recommendations and training to professionals from other agencies and other disciplines.

Team Collaboration

• Work as a member of the Speech Language Therapy team providing an efficient and effective service.
• Liaise with internal and external agencies.
• Provide timely and targeted individualized management, treatment and advice for patients.

Infection Control & Safety

• Apply standard precautions for infection control using a series of interventions that minimize or prevent cross infection.
• Perform effective hand washing and cleansing when appropriate, particularly on entering and leaving clinical areas and between each patient.
• Maintain high control over infection, safety and health regulations and ensure that all concerned parties follow the same.
• Monitor all use of equipment, report any faulty behavior and contact maintenance or supplier for any required repairs or updates.

Confidentiality & Documentation

• Maintain the strictest confidence in relation to patient information whether formally or informally recorded.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience in the field of Speech and Hearing Sciences or in Speech Language Pathology.
• Proven communication skills in Arabic are desirable.