Speech and Swallow Therapist

About the Role

PRS Neurosciences and Mechatronics Research Institute specializes in advanced neurorehabilitation and neuromodulation. The institute seeks a Speech & Swallow Therapist to join their multidisciplinary team. This role offers clinical exposure to a diverse and complex neurological caseload, with opportunities to develop clinical reasoning, assessment, and therapeutic skills. Both fresh graduates and experienced clinicians are welcome.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and manage speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders in individuals with neurological conditions.
• Provide individualized assessment and rehabilitation for patients across acute care, bedside, and rehabilitation settings.
• Manage neurogenic dysphagia, including patients with tracheostomies and complex swallowing needs.
• Assess and treat speech-language disorders, including aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia of speech, and cognitive-communication impairments.
• Contribute to rehabilitation planning for patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, disorders of consciousness, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological conditions.
• Collaborate with neurologists, neurosurgeons, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and other health professionals to deliver coordinated, patient-centered care.
• Educate patients and caregivers, monitor clinical outcomes, and maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• Participate in clinical teaching, professional development, quality improvement, and research activities as applicable.

Advanced Clinical Exposure

At PRS Neurosciences, you will have opportunities for clinical learning and exposure to:

• Neurogenic dysphagia: Comprehensive clinical assessment and evidence-based swallowing rehabilitation.
• Instrumental swallowing assessment: Exposure to Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS)/Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES).
• Neuromodulation and rehabilitation technologies: Exposure to neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for dysphagia rehabilitation, as clinically appropriate.
• Tracheostomy management: Swallowing and communication assessment and rehabilitation in patients with tracheostomies.
• Complex neurological rehabilitation: Clinical management of communication and swallowing impairments across a diverse multidisciplinary caseload.

Prior experience with MBSS/VFSS, FEES, or NMES is not mandatory. These are opportunities for clinical exposure and professional development.

Qualifications

• Recognized BASLP/MASLP qualification or equivalent, meeting applicable professional requirements.
• Foundational knowledge of speech-language pathology, neurogenic communication disorders, and dysphagia.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and clinical reasoning skills.
• Commitment to ethical, evidence-based, patient-centered practice.
• Willingness to learn, collaborate within a multidisciplinary team, and participate in ongoing professional development.
• Freshers are welcome to apply.

Previous experience in adult neurorehabilitation is desirable but not mandatory.