Speech Language Therapist

The Role

As a Speech-Language Therapist, you will assess, diagnose and manage patients of all ages with speech, language, communication, voice, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders, including dysphagia.

You will manage a varied caseload across inpatient wards, ICU, rehabilitation units and outpatient clinics, delivering individualised, evidence-based care for both routine and complex clinical cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess and manage communication, voice, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders.
• Develop, implement and review individualised treatment and rehabilitation plans.
• Conduct swallowing assessments and recommend appropriate swallowing strategies and food or fluid textures.
• Educate patients, families and caregivers on treatment, communication strategies, swallowing safety and home programmes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on patient care and discharge planning.
• Maintain accurate, timely and confidential clinical documentation.
• Prioritise caseloads according to clinical needs, risks and patient safety.
• Participate in quality improvement, accreditation, clinical audits, service development and professional learning activities.
• Ensure compliance with professional standards, hospital policies, infection prevention practices and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech-Language Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• Registered with the Malaysia Allied Health Professions Council (MAHPC).
• Valid Annual Practising Certificate (APC).
• Minimum two years of relevant experience in a hospital, rehabilitation centre or comparable healthcare setting.
• Sound clinical knowledge of communication and swallowing disorders, including dysphagia management.
• Good written and spoken English and Bahasa Malaysia.
• Strong communication, teamwork, clinical reasoning and time-management skills.
• Able to practise independently, manage complex cases and take accountability for clinical decisions.

This role requires flexibility to work across different clinical areas, manage changing patient priorities and follow safe patient-handling and infection-prevention practices.