AddressEmployment Type: Temporary Part Time up until 7 April 2025
Position Classification: Speech Pathologist Lvl 3
Remuneration: 108595 - 112114 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ460569
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes - with one purpose in mind - to help young people live their healthiest lives.
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Additional information:
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
What you'll be doing
NextSense provides quality, innovative services to achieve the best outcomes for current and future generations of Australians with vision and/or hearing loss. This role will be responsible for coordinating a comprehensive Speech Pathology service to clients and their families, referred due to their permanent hearing/vision loss. This includes the provision of assessment, ongoing management and consultancy. The Speech Pathologist is an integral part of the multi-disciplinary team for cochlear implant assessment and ongoing therapy, and will be required to participate in clinical, educational and administrative activities that are required to provide an efficient and effective service. NextSense provides education, allied health and cochlear implantation services for children and adults with hearing and/or vision loss, and their families across. Regional NSW trips and telepractice allows services to be delivered across NSW.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Speech Pathology with eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
- Knowledge &/or experience with individual who have: hearing loss and/or communication difficulties; complex communication needs; paediatrics; and sensory or multiple disability.
- Prior experience working with clients that have hearing technology.
- Ability to work independently and to seek clinical advice as necessary and appropriate for safe clinical practice.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Experience providing training to speech pathology students, parents or professional groups.
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children's Guardian Website https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Kylie Chisholm on Kylie.Chisholm@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 9844 6818
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children's Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on 0486012545.
For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.
Applications Close: 3/02/2024
