Speech Therapist, Physiotherapy Hospital
4 weeks ago
The Aga Khan University Hospital is a not-for-profit healthcare institute that offers all medical services to their patients under one roof. In addition to the tertiary care hospital in Karachi, AKUH has a network of 4 secondary care hospitals, 30+ Medical Centres, and over 290+ Clinical Laboratories, 30+ Pharmacies in over 120+ cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicines. The Hospital provides Zakat for those patients who are eligible, and the health systems offer generous Patient Welfare to support those in financial need. In recognition of its high quality and patient safety, the AKUH is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) as an Academic Medical Centre and its Clinical Laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for fast and accurate testing.
The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department 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.
As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopting appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between the diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.
ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible for:
- Assessing patients and developing and delivering individual speech therapy treatment to improve the patient's auditory comprehension, visual reading perception, 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, and 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 programs and research activities.
- Interacting professionally with patients, families, peers, medical and healthcare personnel.
- Complying with the department policies and organizational quality standards i.e. JCIA.
You should have:
- MA in Speech Audiology & Pathology from a recognized university.
- One-year post-education experience as a speech therapist or 1-year traineeship, preferably in a hospital.
- Sound knowledge of speech therapy theory, techniques, and equipment.
You should send your detailed CV by email to human.resources@aku.edu and mention the position "10008477" in the subject line.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications should be submitted latest by January 21, 2025.
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