Speech Therapist - Beacon Bay

Nurture Health is seeking a passionate and patient-centred permanent Speech Therapist to join our interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. Reporting to the Therapy Manager, you will help patients regain communication and safe swallowing, enabling improved independence and quality of life through evidence-based rehabilitation interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently assess communication, swallowing, cognitive-linguistic, and functional abilities; develop and implement individualised therapy plans for outpatients.
• Deliver interventions for communication and feeding, prescribe augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) solutions, and provide caregiver education and training.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, maintain accurate records and billing, support discharge planning, and contribute to patient-centred decision-making.

• Registered with the HPCSA Board for Speech, Language and Hearing Professions in the category Independent Practice (Speech Therapist), with experience in physical rehabilitation settings.
• Strong expertise in dysphagia, aphasia, cognitive and motor speech rehabilitation, tracheostomy management, AAC, and caregiver education.
• Passionate about rehabilitation, committed to ethical practice and continuous learning, and demonstrates accountability, empathy, teamwork, adaptability, and professionalism.

Why Join Nurture Health?

Nurture Health exists to make it possible for people and their families to live meaningful and fulfilled lives despite physical impairment and disability resulting from health conditions.

As South Africa’s largest physical rehabilitation hospital group, we provide facility-based, post-acute healthcare through Integrated Practices. Our success is built on experienced interdisciplinary teams working together to achieve exceptional rehabilitation outcomes.

Our Values

Collaboration | Innovation | Communication | Safety | Continuous Improvement

Apply today and help shape the future of rehabilitation care.

 Minimum Salary: R 27 000 CTC

NB: The employer reserves the right to withdraw the advertisement at any time.