Paediatric Speech Pathologist Grade 2 Internal Employees Only

Position DetailsReference Number 183473
Position Title Paediatric Speech Pathologist Grade 2
Internal Only This position is open to employees of Barwon Health only
Employment Status Temporary Full Time
Program Women, Children & Families
Location Barwon Health North
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 80.00
Position SummaryHAVE IT ALLJOIN OUR ALLIED HEALTH TEAM NOW!

• Join a collaborative and passionate multidisciplinary paediatric team at Barwon Health North
• Take this opportunity to make a difference with Children & Families
• Temporary Full Time Parental Leave Position

Barwon Health North is a brand new $30 million two storey facility located in the Northern Suburbs of Geelong to provide a state of the art flexible health facility to meet the growing needs of the community.Barwon Health North provides accessible healthcare close to home and to public transport bridging the gap between the acute settings at the University Hospital Geelong by providing the following services:

• Urgent Care Services
• Medical Imaging
• Child and Family Health Services
• Healthy at Home (Chronic and Complex Care)
• Dialysis
• Specialist Clinics

The Barwon Health North Child and Family Health Services Team provide developmental assessment, support and therapy for children from birth up to primary school commencement in the Northern Suburbs of Geelong. We support families to meet their children’s needs. We collaborate with other Northern suburbs providers and agencies.We are part of the Woman, Children’s & Family Directorate and are located at Barwon Health North. We are a multidisciplinary allied health, medical and mental health team skilled in the Paediatric age group. Our team members consist of speech therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapist, complex care navigator, audiologist, psychologists, allied health assistants, child psychiatrist, dietitian, and paediatrician. We follow best practice based on a family centred care philosophy.About the roleTo provide high quality care to Children and Families accessing the service. To assist in management of group therapies, developmental clinics and administration tasks as delegated by other professionals on team.The Northern Suburbs is both dynamic and challenging environment; where staff draw on a large scope of practice and need to be able to think outside the square to work with some of our client cohorts. The possibilities to be innovative are endless.There is a strong and supportive team culture in our current services at Corio which will align and integrate with those being delivered at Barwon Health North. Working together across a range of disciplines staff have a focus on clients and their health improvement or improving self-management skills to enhance living with chronic illness. Our team culture can be best described as forward striving, involved, empathetic and innovative. We are all dedicated to supporting the organisation in achieving our vision of - By 2050, everyone in our community enjoys the best health and wellbeing in Victoria.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness program
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.We at Barwon Health strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards:We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, Please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
Selection Criteria Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Contact Person Lindsay Shaw
Contact Person Job Title
Contact Number 0435 770 037
Contact Email lindsay.shaw@barwonhealth.org.au
Closing Date 12/04/2024