Speech Pathologist Grade 2
Core
Provide assessment and management of communication and swallowing difficulties to inpatients and ambulatory patients, with a focus on head and neck cancer and oncology.
Role type
Clinical Speech Pathologist (Head and Neck/Oncology)
Builds
Patient care plans, swallowing studies, and multidisciplinary care coordination
Domain
Healthcare / Oncology / Speech Pathology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Assessment and management of swallowing and communication disorders, Videofluoroscopic swallowing studies (VFSS), Student supervision, Multidisciplinary team collaboration, Independent clinical practice
Preferred skills
Tracheostomy management, Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES), Quality improvement projects, Clinical research, Laryngectomy management
Technologies
VFSS, FEES
Responsibilities
Plan, evaluate, and implement speech pathology service delivery; Manage a high-quality clinical caseload of inpatients and ambulatory patients; Provide expert advice to multidisciplinary teams, patients, and families; Conduct quality improvement and research projects where applicable.
Seniority
Mid-level clinician (Grade 2)