Speech and Language Therapist Senior Grade in Dunshaughlin

About the Role

Speech and Language Therapist Senior Grade

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Speech and Language Therapist – Senior Grade to join our team in CHO 8 Meath CDNT 4 Dunshaughlin / East Meath based in Bettystown

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €62,072 to €73,477 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2026 in accordance with the recent WRC agreement towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 days pro rata per annum.

Overview of the Post:

Enable Ireland delivers children’s services through the Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) under the national Progressing Disabilities Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a range of Speech and Language Therapy services for young people (0 – 18 years) and their families within an interdisciplinary framework. Service will include assessment and intervention, clinical supervision and ongoing service development. This will be delivered through a family centred approach across a variety of settings including the clinic, preschools, schools, children’s homes and community settings.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Speech & Language Therapist by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU
• Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification clinical experience
• Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
• Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued
• Annual Registration: On appointment, practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Speech & Language Therapists Register maintained by the Speech & Language Therapists Registration Board at CORU.
• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland
• 3 years recent relevant post qualification experience which includes a minimum of 1 year post qualification experience of working with children with a range of disabilities / developmental delay and their families.
• Experience of working with children aged 0 – 18 years and their families.
• Valid driving licence for within the state / jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area
• Applicants must be eligible to work in the state. Please review the criteria at the following link https://enterprise.gov.ie/en/what-we-do/workplace-and-skills/employment-permits and ensure you meet the requirements before submitting your application

Desirable Criteria:

• Post graduate training and experience in Management of FEDS Disorders
• Relevant post graduate training specific to 0 – 18 years.
• Experience in conducting Assessment of Need.
• Relevant training and experience in the assessment and intervention of children with autism.
• Experience and/or training in clinical supervision.

Details

Location: Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Ireland

Contract Type: Permanent Full-time

Salary: €62,072–€73,477 per year

Closing date: 24 Sept 2026

How to Apply

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.