Ecis Speech Pathologist Grade 2

The Hospital:

The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive".

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Pediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatric and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria. Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards.

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

The Role:

We are seeking a Part Time (0.8FTE), Fixed Term, Grade 2Speech Pathologist. Commencing March 2024.

RCH Early Childhood Intervention Service (ECIS) supports children with developmental delay and/or neurodevelopmental disorders from birth to school entry. The ECIS team includes Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists, Physiotherapists, and a Clinical Psychologist. ECIS is part of the Department of Neuro

This Speech Pathology role provides speech pathology assessment and intervention services to support families using a family centred and strengths-based approach.

To be successful in this role:

Essential:

• Hold a degree in Speech Pathology from an accredited university.
• Be eligible for membership of Speech Pathology Australia and meet the requirements of the SPA professional self-regulation program.
• Uphold the SPA Code of Ethics.
• Clinical experience as a Speech Pathologist in paediatrics.

Desirable:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Previous experience working in a transdisciplinary early childhood intervention setting or paediatric health care setting.
• Previous experience in provision of clinical education to Speech Pathology students
• Previous experience working within the NDIS
• Knowledge and/or training in The Hanen Centre programs

Key Selection Criteria:

• Demonstrate a flexible approach to working with families and staff using a strengths-based approach.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a transdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to implement effective caseload management strategies.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in the role of a key worker - assessment and intervention.
• Well-developed speech pathology assessment and intervention skills specific to the early childhood population
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to educate patients/parents/carers/team and members of the wider community to minimise risk and promote successful outcomes in client care.
• Ability to supervise Grade one speech pathology staff and students.
• Commitment to Quality Improvement principles, and evidence of initiation, implementation, and completion of projects

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact; Adele Rullo, Manager ECIS on 0481 465 *** or ************@rch.org.au.