Job Description

SingHealth Community Hospitals

Principal Speech Therapist

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Job Category: Allied Health Professional
Posting Date: 5 Jun 2025
The Principal Speech Therapist provides evidence-based clinical services with the multidisciplinary team, manages complex cases, reviews clinical protocols, assists in the planning and development of new services, conducts quality assurance audits, co-ordinates workload distribution and manpower deployment, manages day-to-day operations, optimize use of resources, and report on monthly service indicators as well as workload statistics for the team under his/her charge.


The Principal Speech Therapist contributes to the organisation's efforts in providing quality patient care, delivering clinical education and engaging in quality improvement/research activities, besides leading the implementation of Speech Therapy team's initiatives and programmes. In addition, he/she is responsible for staff performance management, as well as their training and development, for both professional and support staff in the team.

Job Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Speech Pathology or equivalent, or MSc in Speech and Language Pathology (Graduate-entry level), or MSc / MA in Speech-Language Pathology (U.S.A) with Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) Full registration with the Allied Health Professions Council with a valid AHPC Practicing Certificate. Valid membership with local professional body/association preferred Valid BCLS Certification At least 7 years of experience as a Speech Therapist with 2 years of supervisory experience. * Experience as a Speech Therapist in relevant clinical settings will be an advantage.