Speech Language Therapist - Child Development Service

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

Our Child Development Service (CDS) works with children with disabilities to maximise their function and support their development.

The team is based in Masterton and works across the Wairarapa region, seeing children and their whanau in outpatient clinics and community settings including home, pre-school and school environments.

This is a permanent Part time position working 16 hours (0.2 FTE) per fortnight Monday - Friday, days and hours of work to be discussed.

We also welcome enquiries from those looking for fixed term opportunities as well.

About our team

The CDS team is a dynamic team that works in an interdisciplinary manner and has strong links with the Health New Zealand paediatric services, allied health team, child mental health services and more widely, into the education sector and with other child services and NGOs.

The Speech Language Therapist works closely with other team members to contribute a SLT perspective to assessment and diagnosis.

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About you

Qualifications required

• You will be registered with the New Zealand Speech Language Therapy Association and hold a current practising certificate.
• Have solid experience in paediatric general health settings.
• You will be a flexible and enthusiastic clinician, who thrives in a team environment.
• Focused on delivering the best possible clinical care for clients.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand.

We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community.

We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click "apply now."

All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal, vacancy is open until successful applicant is appointed to.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Margie van der Lans, CDS Team Leader on

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.