Speech Language Therapist For Intellectual Disability Service

Location : Ratonga Rua-o-Porirua Campus

Contract : Permanent, Full time (1 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is

firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to

serving all New Zealanders.

Through integration and collaboration, we're

building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,

whanau-centred care, and excellence.

About the role

Are you ready to make a real difference?

We're looking for a Speech-Language Therapist to join our

passionate team supporting people with intellectual disabilities who require a

high level of care.

This is a brand-new role,

giving you the opportunity to shape how speech-language therapy is delivered in

a forensic setting.

You'll :

• Assess and support

communication and swallowing needs

to improve communication access in inpatient and community settings

therapeutic input and guide staff to tailor care for individual needsIf you're dysphagia-trained and committed to improving lives, we'd love

to hear from you!

About the

Team / Service Location

We're a collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering specialist

forensic services for adults and youth with intellectual disabilities.

Our work

spans inpatient units, step-down cottages, and community services.

We value

innovation, teamwork, and a strong commitment to tangata whaikaha and their

whanau.

The

inpatient services include Haumietiketike, a regional intellectual disability

adult secure forensic unit which has eleven beds.

There are two step-down

Cottages with a total of eight adult beds and are located next to

Haumietiketike which is on the Ratonga Rua-o-Porirua campus in Porirua.

Manawai

is the national facility for adults with an intellectual disability and / or

mental illness who have conditions of such severity that they have been subject

to long-term hospital level care compromising their quality of life.

It has six

apartments situated alongside Haumietiketike.

Hikitia Te Wairua is the national

intellectual disability secure forensic youth unit which has six beds.

Hikitia

Te Wairua is co-located with the Youth Acute Inpatient Mental Health Inpatient

Unit (Rangatahi) and the National Secure Youth Forensic Unit in the Centre of

Excellence at Kenepuru Hospital.

The Community team provides two functions : as a Mental Health

Intellectual Disability Team which provides assessment and treatment services

in the Wellington region and consultation / liaison and training in the central

region; and as a Consultation Liaison team which provides assessment and

support in the central region to patients whose behaviour has resulted in legal

proceedings.

About you

Essential

qualifications, skills and experience

experience applicable to role.

speech 'language therapy qualification, NZSTA membership and APC

consultation skillsSomeone

well-suited to the role will place a high value on the following :

for the tangata whaikaha / whanau.

and professional practice.

are also looking for,

Treaty of Waitangi (and application to health) and a willingness to work

positively in improving health outcomes for Maori.

ability to drive a manual and automatic car (required for roles based in the

community or where the role may be required to work across multiple sites).

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New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'.

We're dedicated to

ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Our

people are at the heart of everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed

to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity

obligations.

We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people,

including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and

disability.

A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better

positioned to understand and service our community.

We are pro-equity health

organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the

Disability Community.

How to Apply

To

apply please click 'apply now.'

All applications must be submitted

through our online careers' portal by 2nd December.

If you

have any questions about the role, please contact

We

will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment

process, before the closing date of this advertisement.