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Salary- Dynamic not-for-profit organisation
- Part time position - 60 hours per fortnight
- Salary Packaging benefits up to $15,900 annually to maximise your take home pay
- Excellent city-fringe location with onsite parking
- Graduates are welcome to apply!
For more than 50 years, Southern Cross Care has been providing innovative, quality aged care and retirement living services to our clients. We're guided by compassionate, capable, collaborative and creative values, with a focus on enhancing client independence through our evidence based healthy ageing practice.
If this aligns with your values this job is for you!
Southern Cross Care is seeking an experienced and dedicated Speech Pathologist to join our Residential Care Team at our Central office in Glenside.
About the role
As part of Southern Cross Care’s commitment to Healthy Ageing, we use a Multi Disciplinary approach to deliver excellent resident outcomes. This approach includes employing Speech pathologists who are passionate about the right to Healthy Ageing for all older adults and who have the clinical skills to optimise the intrinsic capacity and functional ability of our customers.
The key roles of our Residential Allied Health Team are:
- To be a pro-active member of a multi-disciplinary care team that achieves outstanding customer outcomes.
- Provision of high quality assessment and therapy services.
- Leadership within the Early Intervention Working Party, including case conferencing and problem-solving of complex care needs.
- Supporting residents on Recovery Pathways to bounce back from decline.
- Participating in the teaching and learning of Speech pathology requirements to staff and health care students.
For further details regarding the scope of the role, please refer to our website or the attached position description.
Essential Criteria
The successful candidate will possess the following:
- Membership with Speech Pathology Australia and the Professional Self-Regulation Program.
- Knowledge and ability to competently apply current speech pathology theory to provide holistic patient care.
- Ability to plan and coordinate clinical patient care.
- Ability to make sound decisions and accept responsibility for own practice.
- Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of Quality Improvement process.
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to speech pathology practice.
About this opportunity
This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic, not-for-profit organisation and help create a better future for you and your community.
We offer exceptional learning and professional development opportunities as well as salary packaging benefits that will help you to maximise your take-home pay. You’ll also be working with a friendly and inclusive team that genuinely cares about you.
With our organisation growing to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our community, there’s never been a better time to join the Southern Cross Care team.
Please Note:Applications are subject to medical assessment including drug and alcohol testing, and successful applicants require the following:
- A current National Police Certificate for the Purpose of Aged Care
- A Flu Vaccination & COVID-19 vaccination statement
Enquiries; megan.wemmer@southerncrosscare.com.au
Applications close; 4pm on Thursday, 1st of December 2022
