Senior Speech and Language Therapist/Practice Tutor, Speech & Hearing Sciences (0.5FTE)

Fixed Term Part Time Post (0.5 FTE)

(until 31st May 2025)

UCC wishes to appoint an experienced Senior Speech and Language Therapist / Practice Tutor for the BSc SLT. Reporting to the Head of Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences in the School of Clinical Therapies, the Regional Placement Facilitator / Practice Tutor will work closely with the Practice Education Coordinator for the BSc in Speech and Language Therapy. The role will include supporting students and practice educators before, during and after practice placement, including associated administrative, examining and instructional duties. 

Candidates must be CORU-registered SLTs. Experience in tutoring, teaching or clinical supervision is essential, as are excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as excellent problem-solving skills and flexibility.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Prof. Nicole Müller, Head of Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Tel: 085 136 7775, Email: [email protected] 

For further information on the Department, and the School of Clinical Therapies, please see https://www.ucc.ie/en/clinical-therapies/ 

UCC is committed to creating and fully embracing an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. As a University we strive to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our student population where people from a wide variety of backgrounds learn from one another, share ideas, and work collaboratively. UCC is committed to being an employer that recognises the value of diversity amongst its staff. 

We encourage applicants to consult our policies at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/policies/ and initiatives at https://www.ucc.ie/en/edi/implementation/ and we welcome applications from everyone, including those who are underrepresented in the protected characteristics set out in our Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy. 

Appointment may be made on the HSE Senior Speech & Language Therapist Salary Scale: €61,424 – €72,325 

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to [email protected], quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday 3rd September 2024.

No late applications will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector

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