Adult Speech Pathologist

• 0.8 Part Time Fixed Term until 27 June 2025 + Classification depending on experience (Grade 1 or Grade 2) $36.07 - $50.45 hourly rate (depending on experience)  + 11% super + Salary Packaging benefits
• St Albans & Altona Meadows location + Work flexibly 
• Extend your clinical skills with regular Speech Pathology supervision and professional development opportunities

We are One Team IPC Health, we are passionate, creative and we make a difference.

We deliver innovative high-quality services that are client centred, collaborative, coordinated and demonstrate value through measured impact. We are a not-for-profit community health service committed to working with the rapidly growing areas of Melbourne’s middle and outer West, where population will grow by 400,000 in the coming 15 years. By year 2035, we anticipate that the total population served will be approximately 1.2 million. 

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and team orientated Adult Speech Pathologist (working with the 18-90y/o+ age cohort) to join our friendly and energetic Allied Health Team. We have a commitment to high quality clinical services, emphasising a collaborative work environment and continuous improvement.

As an IPC Health Speech Pathologist you will be responsible for,

• Diagnosing, assessing, and providing evidence-based intervention for a variety of clients with speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders
• Providing education to clients and caregivers and creating treatment and therapy plans to suit the individualised needs within the adult population.
• Coordinating and facilitating the Western Aphasia Group
• Keeping detailed progress notes, writing assessment reports, referral letters, and creating and reviewing goals based on the outcomes of assessment

Applying your clinical expertise and creative thinking you will deliver, case consultations and ongoing support to clients and their families. With a continuous and growth mindset, you will have opportunities for reflective practice and evaluation activities to enhance outcomes.

Whether you are an early career clinician or more experienced, we are flexible to consider Grade 1 or Grade 2. Classified under the Allied Health Professional under the Victorian Stand Alone Community Health Centres Allied Health Professionals Enterprise Agreement 2021–2022 this role is offering an hourly rate of $36.07 - $50.45 and 11% superannuation depending on experience.

You will make a difference by

• Providing best practice and evidence-based Adult Speech pathology services that positively improve clients’ wellbeing and health outcomes including communication skills, swallowing functions to maximise independence and quality of life.

Proactively enhancing meaningful client health and service outcomes through reflective and continuous improvement approach.

To succeed, you will need

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in speech pathology with eligibility for or current membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Minimum 2 years’ working experience as a Speech Pathologist working with adults in an allied health setting (experience working in a community health setting an advantage).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement evidence-based programs that meet the communication and swallowing goals for adults.
• Strong communication, networking, and interpersonal skills to actively engage with clients, their carers and relevant support services and agencies.
• Current and valid Victorian Working with Children’s Check and driver’s licence.

Why work with us?

• Access to options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.
• Generous salary packaging and paid parental leave benefits.
• Access to free and confidential Employee Assistance Program supporting your wellbeing.
• Award winningsupportive organisation that values growth through our professional development and innovation framework.
• Be well supported through our Grade 1 clinical supervision framework.
• Free onsite car parking.

What next?

If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Success Profile, submit your resume and respond to a few short questions.

To find out more about the role, please contact Melita Harding, Senior Manager Allied Health Services on 0409 818 ***.

Applications close on 8th March 2024. Interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date.

Our Story

We are One Team IPC Health. We are passionate we go above and beyond, demonstrating understanding and respect for our communities and each other. We make a difference we act with purpose, measure our results and celebrate our achievements. We are creative we learn, experiment and innovate.

At IPC Health, we are visionaries for community health and wellbeing. We are changemakers. Innovation in action is at the heart of everything we do, because we know that innovation can create amazing change and have an incredible and far-reaching impact for individuals, our communities, and for our industry. We prioritise those who face obstacles to getting health services tailored to their needs and work with and for them in a deeply connected way. This enables us to acutely understand their needs and challenges. We live and breathe our passion to create new and better ways to deliver holistic health services for our vastly different and diverse clients and communities – so that they can thrive and experience greater health and wellbeing both individually and together.

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.

If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email *******@ipchealth.com.au with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.