Speech Therapist

About this role

The Nurture Health Group is looking for a patient-centred Speech Therapist for its interdisciplinary rehabilitation team in East London, Eastern Cape. You will report to the Therapy Manager. The job is about helping patients recover clear communication and safe swallowing, so they can do more for themselves.

What you’ll do

• Assess outpatients on their communication, swallowing, cognitive-linguistic and functional skills, working on your own.
• Plan and carry out individual therapy programmes for each patient.
• Treat communication and feeding problems, and recommend augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools where needed.
• Teach caregivers and families how to support the patient at home.
• Work closely with the rest of the rehabilitation team on each patient’s care.
• Keep accurate clinical records and billing, and help with discharge planning.
• Take part in patient-centred decisions about care.

What you need

• Registration with the HPCSA Board for Speech, Language and Hearing Professions in the Independent Practice (Speech Therapist) category.
• Experience in physical rehabilitation settings.
• Strong skills in dysphagia, aphasia, cognitive and motor speech rehabilitation.
• Experience in tracheostomy management, AAC and caregiver education.
• A commitment to ethical practice and ongoing learning.
• Accountability, empathy, teamwork, adaptability and professionalism.

Is this job for you?

This role suits a qualified speech therapist who enjoys working with patients over the long term and with a team. You should be comfortable making your own clinical decisions. You should also care about helping families take part in recovery.

Tips before you apply

• Have your HPCSA registration certificate and current practice number ready to upload.
• Show your rehabilitation experience clearly on your CV, with the patient groups and settings you worked in.
• Give examples of dysphagia, aphasia or AAC cases you handled, and what changed for the patient.