Speech Therapist, Physiotherapy

Entity: Aga Khan University

The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.

Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at AKUH provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to assist adults and children in improving their physical and neurological disabilities. Psychological, social and vocational interventions are some of the modalities that are employed in order to restore physical functions, minimize pain and disability of the patients.

Major duties and responsibilities will include, but are not be limited to the following:

• assessing patients, developing and delivering individual speech therapy treatment to improve the patient’s auditory comprehension, visual reading perception and comprehensive, oral motor strength, coordination and symmetry, swallowing components of oral phase, pharyngeal phase indicators, verbal expression, word finding skills, speech intelligibility and articulation, voice characteristics, written expression, gestured communication skills, augmentative and alternative modes of communication;
• writing patient assessment and progress notes according to the designed format;
• liaising with medical personnel in daily ward rounds and with peers in the outpatient rehabilitation department to obtain relevant information about the progress/needs of patients;
• educating and advising patients and their family regarding the diagnosed condition, the treatment plan, the expected prognosis and the short and long term goals;
• participating in internal (in-house) and/or external training programmes and research activities;
• interacting professionally with patients, families, peers, medical and health care personnel;
• writing patient assessment and progress notes according to the designed format;
• complying with the department policies and organizational quality standards i.e. JCIA.

• MA in Speech Audiology & Pathology from a recognized university;
• One year post education experience as speech therapist or 1 year traineeship, preferably in a hospital;
• Sound knowledge of speech therapy theory, techniques and equipment.