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SLT SME

Aspen Medical
1 day ago
Full-time
On-site
United Arab Emirates

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Aspen Medical seeks a full-time, onsite SLT SME in the United Arab Emirates to provide comprehensive input beyond a standard SME model, supporting active pathway development, drafting, workshop participation, validation and final reporting. You will lead SLT input into the Communication and Language Disorders pathway, review project documents and Abu Dhabi service information, support situational analysis, define referral triggers and triage indicators, draft assessment and pathway considerations for all language domains, advise on differential diagnoses and AAC, and contribute to KPI development and the final report while attending workshops and design sessions. The ideal candidate is a licensed psychiatrist with extensive clinical experience in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia or New Zealand, strong mental health systems knowledge, QA or regulatory experience, and exceptional communication. To apply, tailor your CV to show pathway design, stakeholder facilitation, AAC expertise, and evidence of delivering outcomes in Abu Dhabi or DoH settings.

This role would provide more comprehensive input than a limited SME consultation model and would support active pathway development, drafting, workshop participation, validation and final reporting.

  1. Primary Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Leading specialist SLT input into the Communication and Language Disorders pathway.  

  • Reviewing relevant project documents, pathway scope and available Abu Dhabi service information.  

  • Supporting the focused situational analysis from an SLT, communication and language perspective.  

  • Reviewing international best-practice models relevant to communication and language disorders, functional communication, developmental language disorder and AAC.  

  • Defining referral triggers for speech, language, communication, social communication and functional communication concerns.  

  • Advising on SLT triage logic, including routine, priority and urgent referral indicators.  

  • Drafting SLT assessment and pathway considerations for the Communication and Language Disorders pathway.  

  • Defining recommended assessment components for receptive language, expressive language, speech sound skills, pragmatic language, social communication, functional communication and communication participation.  

  • Advising on differential diagnosis, including developmental language disorder, intellectual disability, autism, ADHD, hearing impairment, bilingual language development, selective mutism, trauma and environmental/language exposure factors.  

  • Identifying co-occurring needs relevant to communication, including sensory processing differences, behavioural presentation, emotional regulation, feeding/oral-motor considerations where relevant, and family stress.  

  • Developing AAC consideration points, including when AAC should be introduced, types of AAC supports, referral indicators, readiness considerations and implementation needs.  

  • Advising on parent coaching, home communication strategies and family education supports.  

  • Advising on nursery and school interface requirements, including classroom communication demands, language modification, visual supports, staff communication strategies and learning access.  

  • Supporting communication-related assistive technology considerations, including AAC, visual communication supports, accessibility tools and digital family education resources.  

  • Providing input into communication related KPIs, including referral quality, SLT triage, assessment completion, AAC consideration, care planning, family understanding and school communication supports.  

  • Attending relevant project workshops and technical design sessions.  

  • Reviewing and revising draft Communication and Language Disorders pathway content following stakeholder feedback.  

  • Supporting validation of communication and AAC content.  

  • Contributing SLT-related content to the final report.  

  • Supporting final technical review and co-presentation to DoH where required. 

  • Licensed Psychiatrist with extensive clinical experience in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia or New Zealand. 

  • Thorough understanding of mental health systems and best practice frameworks. 

  • Highly experienced in quality assurance, audits, or regulatory compliance in healthcare. 

  • Exceptional communication skills for conducting senior-level clinical interviews. 

  • Ability to work effectively in a short-term, high-impact project environment.