Job summary
This role is located in a British Overseas Territory, therefore UK legislation such as the Data Protection Act (2018) and the Equality Act (2010), or similar, may not apply.
Are you a highly skilled and experienced Speech Language Pathologist ready to make an impact in a small island community, where your work truly matters? Join the Speech Language and Hearing Services team in the Department of Health, Government of Bermuda.
You will have the opportunity to make a visible and lasting difference in the lives of children, adults, and families who rely on specialized speech and language services. Your contributions will directly strengthen communication outcomes across the community.
With a diverse caseload and broad range of clinical needs, youll have the opportunity to apply and expand your skills across assessment, intervention, consultation, and program development. Your voice and clinical insight will help shape service delivery models and innovative practices.
As part of a smaller professional community, there are opportunities for leadership, mentorship, and program development that may not be as readily available in larger systems.
Your ideas and initiative are valued and encouraged. Joining our team means more than accepting a job its embracing a professional experience enriched by community connection, natural beauty, and meaningful impact
Main duties of the job
The Speech-Language Pathologist provides assessment, diagnosis, and intervention services for infants, children, and families within government early intervention and community health programmes.
The post holder supports optimal communication development and swallowing/feeding skills through evidence-based practice, family-centred care, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Conduct developmental screenings and comprehensive assessments of speech, language, communication, and feeding/swallowing disorders.
- Diagnose communication and related disorders and prepare clear, professional reports with recommendations.
- Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based intervention plans.
- Provide direct therapy services in clinic, community, or home-based settings as required.
- Deliver parent/caregiver coaching to support carryover of therapeutic strategies in daily routines.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to coordinate care and contribute to integrated service planning.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and statistical records in accordance with Department policies and professional standards.
- Participate in case conferences, programme planning, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support public health promotion and early identification initiatives related to child development.
- Maintain professional registration and engage in continuing professional development.
About us
Bermuda offers an exceptional quality of life, combining natural beauty with a vibrant international community. Located in the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 600 miles from the United States East Coast, Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory covering 21 square miles with a population of around 64,000. The island enjoys a temperate subtropical climate, crystal-clear waters, and pink-sand beaches, alongside modern infrastructure and a safe, welcoming environment.
The Government of Bermuda, Department of Health, provides an opportunity to build a rewarding career while contributing to the health and wellbeing of the community. The Department delivers innovative public health programmes, evidence-based policy, and high-quality services across a wide range of disciplines. Professionals joining the Department of Health work in a collaborative environment and contribute to initiatives that make a meaningful difference to individuals, families, and communities.
Bermuda offers health professionals a balanced lifestyle with short commutes, rich cultural experiences, and diverse outdoor activities. Whether you enjoy sailing, diving, hiking, or simply relaxing by the sea, Bermuda offers an enviable lifestyle that complements your professional ambitions. For professionals from the UK, the transition is supported by familiar systems and strong cultural and institutional ties, making Bermuda an attractive destination to live and work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is located in a British Overseas Territory, therefore UK legislation such as the Data Protection Act (2018) and the Equality Act (2010), or similar, may not apply.
The post holder is accountable for offering a broad range of high standard speech-language pathology services to support people across the life-span, (i.e. early intervention, school aged children, children with special needs, adults and seniors) in managing communication challenges, feeding and swallowing.
As an autonomous professional who is the primary care provider of speech-language pathology services, the post holder is accountable for determining the needs of clients through speech-language screening and assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, as well as education, advocacy, and administrative management for the duration of service.
The post holder is also accountable for client-centred consultation and collaboration with families, care givers, educators, doctors, psychologists, and other professionals.
Duties and Responsibilities of Post
Clinical Duties
- Provides community-based speech and language services in accordance with professional standards.
- Provides clinical services for the management of communication disorders such as fluency, voice, speech articulation/phonology, phonological awareness, language, learning/ cognition/ executive functioning.
- Provides clinical services for the management of feeding and swallowing.
- Provides clinical services and support aimed at enhancing speech and language proficiency, communicative effectiveness, and functional swallowing skills through individual and/or group therapy.
- Provides aural rehabilitation, habilitation and counselling to hearing impaired individuals and their families.
- Screens, Assesses, selects, develops and maintains augmentative and alternative communication systems and provides training in their use.
- Selects appropriate evaluation tool(s) for the purpose of Administers diagnostic testing procedures to determine the extent of the client's communication, feeding and/or swallowing disorder.
Consultation
- Communicates observations, assessments and therapy plans with interdisciplinary team members, (including parents, families, caregivers, physicians, community and allied health professionals, educational staff and other professionals), individually and through team meetings/case conferences, as appropriate.
- Provides consultation and advice on behalf of clients aged birth to 4 years, preschool and school-aged children, adults with disabilities, and seniors, in assigned settings within the community (e.g. Health Clinics; Clients' Homes; Nursery Schools; Preschools; Schools; Government Special Needs Facilities; Government Senior Care Facilities), to clients, parents, families, caregivers, community and allied health professionals, educational staff and other professionals.
- Obtains and interprets clinical reports as they relate to the client's communication and/or feeding/swallowing needs to ensure the therapy programme reflects the recommendations contained in such reports.
- Promotes effective working relationships with clients, parents, families, caregivers, physicians, community and allied health professionals, educational staff and other professionals.
Management and Administration
- Manages communication and/or feeding/ swallowing programmes in assigned settings to ensure that services are provided to clients in an efficient and effective manner.
- Manages workload and scheduling for equitable distribution of services for clients in assigned settings.
- Monitors service delivery and makes the appropriate recommendations to the supervisor.
- Recommends annual goals and objectives for communication and/or feeding/swallowing programmes; evaluates performance against these goals and objectives and recommends changes to the programmes as necessary.
Education And Promotion
- Promotes communicative wellness by developing relationships and collaborating with community agencies, groups, and professional affiliations. Promotes community awareness and education related to communication, feeding and/or swallowing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role is located in a British Overseas Territory, therefore UK legislation such as the Data Protection Act (2018) and the Equality Act (2010), or similar, may not apply.
The post holder is accountable for offering a broad range of high standard speech-language pathology services to support people across the life-span, (i.e. early intervention, school aged children, children with special needs, adults and seniors) in managing communication challenges, feeding and swallowing.
As an autonomous professional who is the primary care provider of speech-language pathology services, the post holder is accountable for determining the needs of clients through speech-language screening and assessment, diagnosis, and intervention, as well as education, advocacy, and administrative management for the duration of service.
The post holder is also accountable for client-centred consultation and collaboration with families, care givers, educators, doctors, psychologists, and other professionals.
Duties and Responsibilities of Post
Clinical Duties
- Provides community-based speech and language services in accordance with professional standards.
- Provides clinical services for the management of communication disorders such as fluency, voice, speech articulation/phonology, phonological awareness, language, learning/ cognition/ executive functioning.
- Provides clinical services for the management of feeding and swallowing.
- Provides clinical services and support aimed at enhancing speech and language proficiency, communicative effectiveness, and functional swallowing skills through individual and/or group therapy.
- Provides aural rehabilitation, habilitation and counselling to hearing impaired individuals and their families.
- Screens, Assesses, selects, develops and maintains augmentative and alternative communication systems and provides training in their use.
- Selects appropriate evaluation tool(s) for the purpose of Administers diagnostic testing procedures to determine the extent of the client's communication, feeding and/or swallowing disorder.
Consultation
- Communicates observations, assessments and therapy plans with interdisciplinary team members, (including parents, families, caregivers, physicians, community and allied health professionals, educational staff and other professionals), individually and through team meetings/case conferences, as appropriate.
- Provides consultation and advice on behalf of clients aged birth to 4 years, preschool and school-aged children, adults with disabilities, and seniors, in assigned settings within the community (e.g. Health Clinics; Clients' Homes; Nursery Schools; Preschools; Schools; Government Special Needs Facilities; Government Senior Care Facilities), to clients, parents, families, caregivers, community and allied health professionals, educational staff and other professionals.
- Obtains and interprets clinical reports as they relate to the client's communication and/or feeding/swallowing needs to ensure the therapy programme reflects the recommendations contained in such reports.
- Promotes effective working relationships with clients, parents, families, caregivers, physicians, community and allied health professionals, educational staff and other professionals.
Management and Administration
- Manages communication and/or feeding/ swallowing programmes in assigned settings to ensure that services are provided to clients in an efficient and effective manner.
- Manages workload and scheduling for equitable distribution of services for clients in assigned settings.
- Monitors service delivery and makes the appropriate recommendations to the supervisor.
- Recommends annual goals and objectives for communication and/or feeding/swallowing programmes; evaluates performance against these goals and objectives and recommends changes to the programmes as necessary.
Education And Promotion
- Promotes communicative wellness by developing relationships and collaborating with community agencies, groups, and professional affiliations. Promotes community awareness and education related to communication, feeding and/or swallowing.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The post holder must possess three (3) years of relevant speech-language clinical experience required, inclusive of work with a variety of therapeutic approaches pertaining to individuals across the lifespan (i.e., early intervention, school aged children, children with special needs, adults and seniors
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder must possess a Masters Degree or equivalent in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech-Language Therapy or equivalent
- The post holder must be registered or eligible for registration with the Bermuda Council for Allied Health Professions (CAHP) with reciprocity
- Must have valid CPR certification
- Proven leadership and management skills with ability to affect positive team work and team development
- Demonstrates flexibility and ability to adapt to changing work priorities
- Works competently and productively as a member of a team while leveraging leadership skills
- Has exemplary oral, written, and presentation skills and strong interpersonal skills
- Has excellent mentoring and coaching skills
- Possesses strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize duties, multi-task, set and reach targets and goals
- Demonstrated ability to develop and foster relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrates performance management skills
- Possesses excellent time management skills with ability to meet deadlines and schedules
- Has ability to work under pressure
- Ability to handle confidential information
- Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement skills
- Ability to employ critical thinking, analysis and work with detailed information and data to effectively problem solve and/or approach a situation
- Broad knowledge of speech-language pathology theory and practice, related medical disciplines and public health issues
- General knowledge of Public Health and Public Health issues
- Proficiency in screening, assessment, treatment and analysis of communication and/or feeding and swallowing disorders, and proper reporting practices and case management
- The ability to develop rapport with clients so as to gain trust and motivate them
- Knowledge of and ability to administer assessment instruments; to translate assessment data into meaningful treatment goals and activities
- Proficient in operation of specialized equipment and software used in treatment of communication and/or feeding/swallowing disorders
- Skilled in programme planning and evaluation
- Ability to apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanisms and disorders to treatment plans
- Demonstrates competency with principles and practices of speech-language pathologist, as well as pertinent policies, regulations, and/or laws
- Possesses strong administrative skills, including: operating standard office equipment and pertinent computer software; planning and organization; and preparing and maintaining records and materials
- Proficiency in the general use of computer programs such as MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- General knowledge of information systems for public health
- In-depth knowledge of speech language care and related community and government resources
- Ability to manage people, programmes, projects, and productivity
- General knowledge of Speech-Language Pathology Code of Ethics, Scope of Practice, Council for Allied Health Professions, Public Health Act, Personal Information Protection Act, and other related legislation
- Ability to interpret and apply Financial Instructions
- Ability to interpret and apply the Conditions of Employment and Code of Conduct and relevant Collective Bargaining Agreement
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- The post holder must possess three (3) years of relevant speech-language clinical experience required, inclusive of work with a variety of therapeutic approaches pertaining to individuals across the lifespan (i.e., early intervention, school aged children, children with special needs, adults and seniors
Qualifications
Essential
- The post holder must possess a Masters Degree or equivalent in Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Speech-Language Therapy or equivalent
- The post holder must be registered or eligible for registration with the Bermuda Council for Allied Health Professions (CAHP) with reciprocity
- Must have valid CPR certification
- Proven leadership and management skills with ability to affect positive team work and team development
- Demonstrates flexibility and ability to adapt to changing work priorities
- Works competently and productively as a member of a team while leveraging leadership skills
- Has exemplary oral, written, and presentation skills and strong interpersonal skills
- Has excellent mentoring and coaching skills
- Possesses strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize duties, multi-task, set and reach targets and goals
- Demonstrated ability to develop and foster relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrates performance management skills
- Possesses excellent time management skills with ability to meet deadlines and schedules
- Has ability to work under pressure
- Ability to handle confidential information
- Quality assurance and continuous quality improvement skills
- Ability to employ critical thinking, analysis and work with detailed information and data to effectively problem solve and/or approach a situation
- Broad knowledge of speech-language pathology theory and practice, related medical disciplines and public health issues
- General knowledge of Public Health and Public Health issues
- Proficiency in screening, assessment, treatment and analysis of communication and/or feeding and swallowing disorders, and proper reporting practices and case management
- The ability to develop rapport with clients so as to gain trust and motivate them
- Knowledge of and ability to administer assessment instruments; to translate assessment data into meaningful treatment goals and activities
- Proficient in operation of specialized equipment and software used in treatment of communication and/or feeding/swallowing disorders
- Skilled in programme planning and evaluation
- Ability to apply knowledge of anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanisms and disorders to treatment plans
- Demonstrates competency with principles and practices of speech-language pathologist, as well as pertinent policies, regulations, and/or laws
- Possesses strong administrative skills, including: operating standard office equipment and pertinent computer software; planning and organization; and preparing and maintaining records and materials
- Proficiency in the general use of computer programs such as MS Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- General knowledge of information systems for public health
- In-depth knowledge of speech language care and related community and government resources
- Ability to manage people, programmes, projects, and productivity
- General knowledge of Speech-Language Pathology Code of Ethics, Scope of Practice, Council for Allied Health Professions, Public Health Act, Personal Information Protection Act, and other related legislation
- Ability to interpret and apply Financial Instructions
- Ability to interpret and apply the Conditions of Employment and Code of Conduct and relevant Collective Bargaining Agreement
