Senior Speech Pathologist

CRVCID599758

Before you apply for this position, please read the attached job application information sheet which contains important information.

This is where jobs become careers, passion finds its purpose, and your voice finds its place. Are you ready to dive headfirst into the community taking excellent health care where it's needed? Then South Metropolitan Health Service is the perfect place to start!

Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a 783-bed tertiary hospital offering a range of health services including the State Rehabilitation Service, a comprehensive cancer centre, purpose-built mental health unit, maternity, paediatric and neonatal services, and the State Adult Burns Service. FSH also delivers specialised services such as heart and lung transplantations and hyperbaric medicine.

We are seeking Senior Speech Pathologists who will undertake professional practice in accordance to the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics, the Speech Pathology Australia Scope of Practice, the FSFHG Allied Health Credentialing Policy and Procedure and SMHS policies and guidelines. As part of the multidisciplinary team, you will be required to provide advanced, high quality assessment, diagnosis and management of dysphagia and feeding difficulties, and contribute to the profession through application of evidence based practice and policy.  The focus of the role is to provide expertise in direct care delivery of paediatric and neonatal inpatients and outpatients and act as a Speech Pathology clinical consultant/resource to Speech Pathologists and other health professionals in the areas of specialty. This role plans, implements and evaluates patient safety and quality of care in the area of specialty.

We currently have one permanent part-time vacancy available, that will work predominantly within a multidisciplinary paediatric feeding team to provide equitable, responsive, and timely services to infants and children as well as provision of services to paediatric inpatients at FSH, as required. To ensure comprehensive, evidence-based care, instrumental assessments may form part of your duties. You may  be required to supervise students and/ or P1 staff with anticipated  service growth.  Ideally you will have excellent capacity to build strong stakeholder relationships and systems for seeking self-directed learning to apply evidence-based practice in this clinical area. Experience working closely in allied health and medically led multidisciplinary teams as well as strong written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills is essential.

Our Values guide our work in every action, and that includes recruitment and employment!  SMHS encourages Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or LGBTI communities, and people with disability to work with us. Whatever your age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and family/carer responsibilities are, we ask that you consider bringing your expertise to our workforce.

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Lisa Majteles, Head of Department Speech Pathology, FSFHG at 08 6152 3***.

If you are ready to partner with us see the application instructions below:

Your application should include:

1. A CV, ensuring your related clinical and service development experience; as well as relevant professional development is detailed.
2. A summary of no more than 2 pages outlining: 
   A) how your specialist skills in Paediatric Feeding Disorder and multidisciplinary team working would be highlighted in the success of this role, and   
   B) your recent professional experience implementing quality improvement and outcome measures to inform evidence based service provision.

Both your CV and written statement will be used to ascertain your suitability against the essential and desirable selection criteria.

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow enough time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

If you experience difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

Employee Benefits

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits which may include (in line with operational requirements):     

• Professional Development Opportunities and Study leave/assistance      
• Flexible working arrangements      
• Flexible leave arrangements      
• Other professional and location-based allowances
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Eligibility

Are you eligible? To be eligible for a permanent appointment to the Western Australian public sector is essential that you are an Australian citizen or have permanent residency status in Australia. To be eligible for a fixed term appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the period of the contract.

WA Health embraces diversity and is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We are committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of WA Health’s Aboriginal Workforce Policy and as a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.  Aboriginal people are encouraged to apply.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. Referees may also be asked to comment on an applicant’s integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour.

This is a recruitment pool for permanent full time, permanent part time, fixed term full time, and fixed term part time appointments, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency. Casual appointments also considered.

Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur. Appointments may be made from this pool until 30/06/2025. 

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.    LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.