Grade 2 Or 3 Speech Pathologist - Paediatric

Reference Number: 43478:  Grade 2 or 3 Speech Pathologist - Paediatric  Employment Type: Fixed Term Full Time (FT)  Location: Northern Health (All Campuses) 
 

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. 

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

The Role:

Northern Health is looking for a Grade 2 or 3 Speech Pathologist - Paediatric who is passionate about work with neonates and infants with feeding and swallowing challenges to come and join our team.

This role is temporary until 26 July 2024 with potential for ongoing. Full time and part time applicants will be considered. 

This is an exciting role that offers you the chance to build and broaden your clinical skills working in inpatient and outpatient settings as part of a multidisciplinary team, with exposure to a diverse caseload and a range of speciality areas.

This role is further enhanced with access to resources such as VFSS, along with regular service advancement achieved through participation in quality assurance initiatives.

Northern Health Speech Pathology prides itself on a commitment to lifelong learning with access to internal and external professional development, supervision and mentoring with a focus on building skill, leadership and access to areas of clinical interest, opening the doors to career progression to a wide range of opportunities available in public health.

Northern Health Speech Pathology, with support from Northern Health Clinical School, strives to deliver high quality clinical education, allowing clinician’s regular exposure to students with ongoing support and training in clinical education.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Extensive working knowledge of the assessment and management of paediatric feeding & swallowing disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Experience working with neonates as part of developmental care team in NICU and / or SCN
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop relationships and represent Speech Pathology on internal and external collaborations
• Experience in promoting and participating in quality improvement processes

Next Steps . . .

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts. 

Applications close 10 April 2024

Why work at the Northern Health?

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.