Speech Language Pathologist

• Apr 2023 - Present

Working as a speech and language therapist with both the adult and paediatric populations within school and community settings Working as a speech and language therapist with both the adult and paediatric populations within school and community settings

Speech Language Pathologist

• Aug 2022 - May 2023

Sales, Store and Team Supervisor

• Jun 2022 - May 2023

Speech and Language Therapist (Head of Department for Speech Therapy)

• Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

GJ Crookes Hospital: - Working as the sole Speech Therapist for the Outpatient Department and 8 hospital wards (split into male, female, pediatric, neonatal, and COVID-19 units) - Handling all administration, statistical work, orders, and referrals - Evaluating and treating patients with speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing disorders at the acute and rehabilitation level - Specifically working in the areas of speech, language, and communication difficulties including Developmental delays, speech delays, articulation, dysphagia, aphasia, and traumatic brain injury - Providing neonatal evaluation of sucking reflexes, providing oral stimulation, establishing breastfeeding, educating and counseling new mothers - Educating and supporting caregivers, families, and multidisciplinary team members - Conducting patient-specific care to ensure each patient has an appropriate mode of communication; assisting with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) if needed - Working closely with the physiotherapist, occupational therapist, audiologist, dietician, nurses & doctors - Responsible for the speech therapy services at 6 community clinics within the Ugu District Show less

Assistant

• Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

Part-time assistant job, during which I had the responsibility of cleaning and performing administrative work at the reception Part-time assistant job, during which I had the responsibility of cleaning and performing administrative work at the reception

Secretary

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

- Answered, screened, and forwarded telephone calls - Scheduled and confirmed appointments, meetings, and events - Welcomed and assisted visitors in a friendly and professional manner - Answered, screened, and forwarded telephone calls - Scheduled and confirmed appointments, meetings, and events - Welcomed and assisted visitors in a friendly and professional manner

Vacation Work

• 2016 - 2016

- Job shadowed 3 speech therapists working with outpatients and inpatients for a week - Learnt about the process and care of a tracheostomy; How to provide personalized, interesting management sessions for adults post-CVA & other accidents; Gained skills on how to adapt as a therapist when treating adults compared to when treating children as well as how to manage time wisely when needing to prioritize patient care - Job shadowed 3 speech therapists working with outpatients and inpatients for a week - Learnt about the process and care of a tracheostomy; How to provide personalized, interesting management sessions for adults post-CVA & other accidents; Gained skills on how to adapt as a therapist when treating adults compared to when treating children as well as how to manage time wisely when needing to prioritize patient care