Job Description
Habit Health is a nationwide healthcare provider, specialising in the rehabilitation space. We enable people to live their best lives and empower our teams to realise their full potential.
Are you a skilled clinician who thrives on helping others communicate, connect and achieve their potential? Our Cromwell clinic is looking for a dedicated Speech Language Therapist with strong skills in assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based interventions across speech, language, swallowing and communication disorders. From working with children who need early communication support, to adults recovering from stroke or brain injury, you’ll use your clinical expertise to create tailored therapy plans, deliver compassionate care and collaborate closely with families, whānau and multidisciplinary teams to achieve the best outcomes.
Main responsibilities:
- Assess, Develop and Implement rehabilitation solutions within contracted timeframes
- Liaise with other allied health team members
- Create patient reports on client abilities, goals and best practice intervention
- Be prepared to supervise new graduate staff or students if applicable
The benefits of working with us:
- Annual budget set aside for professional development / study
- Monthly bonus scheme aimed at boosting your earnings
- Re-imbursement of professional registration / APC fees (pro-rated for part-times hours)
- Relocation allowance should you move to Cromwell for the role
- Clinical supervision provided if you need it
- Opportunities to develop clinical skills in rehabilitation
- Permanent full-time roles with clear career progression
- Great team culture with regular social events, weekly treats, award schemes
- Well-being initiatives: annual eye exam, flu vaccination, access to EAP services
Provision of enhanced AI tools aimed at boosting your performance:
Habit is proud to have introduced Heidi notes for all its clinicians to ensure they have access to the best possible tools to help them excel. Heidi is an AI medical scribe that automates clinical documentation and decreases administrative work. This enables you to focus on clinical care and excellence. In turn, you will be better equipped to make best use of our uncapped incentive programme that enables clinicians to earn an extra performance bonus every single month!
The ideal candidate:
- Tertiary qualification in Speech Language Therapy or similar
- Current member of the NZ Speech Language Therapy Association
- Dysphagia experience would be beneficial
- Ability to work and enjoy working autonomously
- Full NZ Driver’s license for community rehabilitation
- Excellent communication skills – you will be meeting new and varied people every day!
Please refer to job 2144 in your cover letter when applying for this role.
If you have any questions, email [email protected]
Confidentiality is assured.
Habit Health is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity hiring and providing a safe space to people of all cultures, languages, experiences and backgrounds.
