Role Overview
Speech Therapist jobs in Mumbai for a hospital involve assessing children and adults with speech, language, voice and swallowing difficulties and planning goal-oriented therapy to improve their communication and feeding abilities.
You will conduct evaluations, design individual therapy plans, provide one-to-one or group sessions and guide parents and caregivers on home programs and strategies to support progress outside the therapy room.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess speech, language, articulation, fluency, voice and swallowing functions using standard tests and clinical observation.
- Prepare individualised therapy plans with measurable goals for children and adults based on assessment findings.
- Provide speech and language therapy sessions for conditions like delayed speech, autism, stuttering, articulation errors and language disorders.
- Work with adult patients with stroke, head injury or neurological conditions to improve communication and swallowing safety.
- Educate and train parents, caregivers and teachers on home practice activities, communication strategies and behaviour management.
- Maintain detailed therapy notes, progress reports and discharge summaries as per hospital documentation standards.
- Coordinate with paediatricians, neurologists, ENT specialists, psychologists, occupational therapists and special educators as part of rehab team.
- Participate in screening camps, awareness programs and parent training workshops related to speech and language development.
Candidate Profile
- BASLP / B.Sc Speech & Hearing / M.Sc Speech Language Pathology or equivalent from recognised university.
- 0–3 years experience as Speech Therapist / Speech Language Pathologist in hospital, clinic, rehab centre or special school; freshers can also apply.
- Interest in working with paediatric speech delay, autism spectrum disorders, learning difficulties and adult neuro cases.
- Good communication, counselling skills and ability to handle children and families with patience and empathy.
- Comfortable maintaining records, planning home programs and working in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation setup.
Incentives and Growth
- Performance-linked incentives based on caseload, patient feedback and therapy outcomes.
- Growth path to Senior Speech Therapist, Centre In-charge, Clinical Supervisor or Rehabilitation Coordinator roles.