Adullam-Stiftung Basel
Basel und Riehen
Head of Speech Therapy
- 02 October 2026
- 100%
- Basel und Riehen
Job summary
Join the Adullam Foundation as the Head of Speech Therapy in Basel! This role offers a supportive work environment with meaningful benefits.
Tasks
- Lead the Speech Therapy department and oversee patient care.
- Conduct diagnostic and therapeutic sessions for diverse speech disorders.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient treatment.
Skills
- Diploma in Speech Therapy required; clinical experience preferred.
- Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills essential.
- Proficient in documentation and digital tools for patient care.
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About the job
The Adullam Foundation is a leading institution for geriatric medicine, therapy and care in north-western Switzerland. It operates a hospital and an attached care centre each in Basel and Riehen. The approximately 800 employees offer elderly people a regionally unique all-round care from acute medicine through rehabilitation to transitional and long-term care. Holistic care at Adullam includes a high quality standard, lived humanity and great respect for old age.
To strengthen the speech therapy team at the Basel location (and in Riehen by arrangement) we are looking for a responsible and committed
Head of Speech Therapy
80 - 100%
| Basel and Riehen
Your Tasks
- Management of the "Speech Therapy" department
- Speech therapy diagnostics and treatment of dysphagia, aphasia, dysarthria and dysphonia in inpatient and outpatient settings
- Co-responsibility for assessing the overall situation and treatment of patients in the interprofessional team
- Treatment of acute geriatric, acute inpatient and rehabilitation patients with conditions from the fields of geriatrics, internal medicine, surgery and neurology (including tracheotomised patients in long-term care), as well as ENT-specific cases.
- Consultation of relatives and caregivers
- Findings and electronic progress documentation as well as service recording
- Constructive interdisciplinary and professional collaboration
Your Profile
- Completed training as a certified speech therapist (EDK recognised or EDK recognition available)
- Professional experience in the clinical field, ideally in inpatient geriatrics
- Dynamic, team-oriented and resilient personality who constructively shapes collaboration in the lively hospital environment
- Enjoyment and interest in working with elderly people
- Independent and networked way of working
- Good PC skills for documentation
Our Offer
TNW job ticket at youth tariff
Staff restaurant with discounted meals
Paid break with free morning snack
Generous support for external further training
Fair social benefits and attractive holiday arrangements
Pension benefits, even with low part-time workloads
Attractive part-time models and annual working hours
External occupational social counselling for employees
Warm welcome culture and appreciative working environment
Internal yoga courses
