2 X Speech and Language Therapist – Clinical Specialist
St. Francis Hospice Dublin provides a comprehensive range of palliative care services for patients and their families living in North Dublin City and County.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in developing Speech and Language Therapy services within a specialist palliative care setting. The Clinical Specialist Speech and Language Therapist will work as part of a highly skilled interdisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership and specialist expertise in the management of complex communication and swallowing needs across inpatient, outpatient and community services. This role offers the opportunity to shape and embed Speech and Language Therapy as a core component of specialist palliative care, contributing to service development, education and quality improvement within a progressive and patient-centred organisation aligned with strategic priorities. The two posts will work collaboratively to develop and deliver the SLT service across both sites.
The person must…
Essential:
- Be registered as a Speech and Language Therapist with CORU
- Have a minimum of five years full-time (or equivalent) post-qualification clinical experience of which four years full-time (or an aggregate of four years) post-registration qualification clinical experience must be in oncology or palliative care.
- Demonstrate significant experience in adult Speech and Language Therapy, including dysphagia management
- Demonstrate clinical expertise in the management of complex communication and swallowing disorders
- Have experience of interdisciplinary team working
- Demonstrate strong leadership, organisational, communication and decision-making skills
- Demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the role
Desirable:
- Experience in palliative care and/or oncology
- Experience in service development, audit, quality improvement and/or research
- Experience in Alternative/Augmentative Communication (AAC)
- Experience working with progressive neurological conditions or complex respiratory conditions
Informal enquiries to: Lisa McGirr, Head of Health and Social Care Professionals. Email: lmcgirr@sfh.ie
Job description and application form can be downloaded from the Careers page on our website: Careers – St. Francis Hospice
Application Process – Candidates should complete the application form on our website, and submit it along with a Cover Letter and a copy of their Curriculum Vitae
Closing date for all applications is Friday 15th May 2026
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on Thursday 28th May 2026
