Site: Provincial Health Services Authority, BC Children’s Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre
Position: Speech-Language Pathologist, Neuromotor Program, Assistive Technology Team
Application Close Date: October 1, 2026
Type: Full-Time, Temporary
Summary of the Role:
- Provides assessment, diagnostic and intervention services to children using advanced level clinical skills and knowledge in the specified program area and within the full range of communication and swallowing disorders (as required). Utilizes processes such as the administration and interpretation of standardized assessment tools, detailed history taking, informal observation/evaluation procedures and consultation with other professionals to ensure consideration of additional factors (e.g. cognitive factors, mental health, medical status, environmental influences) that may affect assessment, subsequent diagnosis and recommendations for treatment.
- Provides counselling and psychoeducation to families and other relevant caregivers to understand the nature, treatment and prognosis of the specific speech and language diagnoses and the relationship of these diagnoses to the individual’s developmental, cognitive and/or mental health presentation/profile.
- Collaborates within the specified program/inter-professional team, speech and language pathology discipline, and in partnership with community services, demonstrated by participating in activities such as evaluating clinical treatment practices, guidelines and protocols and promoting excellence in practice and treatment team in partnership with the Program Manager and/or Professional Practice Lead
- Participates in program planning, identifies, and promotes program and discipline specific development in collaboration with the Program Leadership to enhance system processes and resources for patients. Attends and contributes to ongoing discipline/program and quality improvement, risk management activities as required.
- Provides orientation, guidance, and collegial information or demonstration of work methods and processes to others including peers, new staff, and students. Provides instruction and/or supervision to students; evaluates and provides feedback on student progress. Provides work direction to support staff.
- Provides recommendations based on clinical assessment findings and diagnoses and communicates these findings through informal and formal inter-professional meeting structures, family conferences and verbal and written reporting.
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To apply:
Please apply online at https://jobs.phsa.ca/job/speech-language-pathologist-neuromotor-program-assistive-technology-team-bc-childrens-hospital.