💼 Full-Time Position

Speech Language Therapist (Cleft Palate Team)

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New Zealand Government
📍 lower hutt, wellington, New-Zealand
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Location
lower hutt, New-Zealand
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Posted
June 18, 2026
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Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Overview

Location: Hutt Hospital. Contract: Permanent, Part Time (0.5 FTE / 20 hours per week). 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 partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau‑centred care, and excellence.

Salary

MECA Step 3-8 or $88,627 - $110,210 (pro rata).

Responsibilities

  • Independent management of own speech caseload, including outpatient and inpatient settings.
  • Apply evidence‑based knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning for both speech and dysphagia needs when providing specialist care.
  • Maintain liaison with key stakeholders in the patient’s environment.
  • Coordinate, facilitate and model high‑quality interprofessional practice.
  • Provide specialist consultation and guidance based on contemporary best practice.
  • Provide clinical teaching to patients, families/whānau, students...