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Keyword

Location

Trainee Speech Therapist

Department

Physiotherapy

Entity

Aga Khan University Hospital

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction

Physiotherapy Department at the Aga Khan University Hospital provides comprehensive services to assist adults and children in overcoming swallowing, speech and language dysfunction.  

Trainee Speech Therapy programme at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is unique in a sense that it helps to equip fresh graduates for initiating and establishing their careers in Speech Therapy. The one year programme offers didactics and hands on speech therapy experience in the areas like Pediatric Rehabilitation, Neurological Rehabilitation and Advance Rehabilitation etc.

Aga Khan University Hospital invites applications for the position of Trainee Speech Therapist.

Responsibilities

You will have the opportunity and exposure for hands on practice in the following areas, including:

  • assisting in handling patients with speech and language dis-function.
  • assisting in evaluation and formulating speech therapy treatment plan.
  • monitoring patient recovery through speech therapy provided.
  • consulting and collaborating with consulting physicians and other medical professionals in providing speech therapy treatments. 
  • providing quality speech therapy treatment to the highest possible levels.
  • educating patients and their families about treatment interventions and home exercises.
  • complying with organizational policies and standards of quality care.
  • maintaining and update patient records and documentation.

Requirements

Candidates who have completed BSc. in Speech Language Therapy or MA in Audiology and Speech Pathology are eligible to apply.

Full time employment may be offered upon successful completion of the traineeship programme and availability of the vacant position.

To Apply

​Interested candidates should send their detailed CV by email to human.resources@aku.edu. Please mark the subject with the position title.

Applications should be submitted latest by December 6, 2020