Speech Pathologist - Grade 2 / Speech Therapy

Speech PathologistGrade 2 - Paediatric
Full Time Permanent
80 Hours per fortnight with ADO
$43.89 - $50.45 per hour
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.
This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.
A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.
Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.
About the role
An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic Grade 2Speech Pathologist to join our large, dynamic and friendly Speech Pathology team at Grampians Health - Horsham. The Speech Pathology team provides services across acute, sub-acute, residential, community programs and school readiness funding for patients of the Wimmera region presenting with a broad range of communication and swallowing disorders. The team has a strong focus on quality improvement, mentorship and supervision and supports ongoing personal and professional development with a formalised supervision program.
As a Grade 2Speech Pathologist you will have experience and knowledge in the provision of Speech Pathology services for children. This position is primarily allocated to our paediatric programs and will involve the provision of clinical speech pathology services in the inpatient, outpatient and community settings. Specific duties include the assessment, diagnosis and management of paediatric clients presenting with communication and swallowing disorders across inpatient and outpatient settings. Duties also include the delivery of our School Readiness program with a focus on capacity building for kindergarten educators.
Opportunities also exist to work across our adult streams and in specialty clinic areas of videofluoroscopic swallow studies and paediatric feeding.
Key Responsibilities

• Provide high quality speech pathology services across a diverse paediatric caseload in our admitted and community settings
• Provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment and advocacy for Grampians Health clients as you move across paediatric caseloads
• Actively engage in formal training, regular supervision, reflective practice opportunities, on-the-job learning and development activities within the targeted supervision program
• You will also support the senior staff to enhance team building and excellence within the team and Allied Health.

Skills and experience

• Degree in Speech Pathology
• Practising membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Current driver’s licence
• Sound knowledge and experience in assessment, treatment and management options for paediatric clients presenting with a broad range of communication and swallowing difficulties and a demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge in the inpatient, outpatient and community setting
• Knowledge and skills in working within a capability building and coaching role with early childhood educators and families to promote skills and knowledge in child development
• Demonstrated ability to identify and actively participate in quality improvement activities, and positively influence change as required
• Demonstrated ability to develop and empower others through supervision, modelling and training
• Evidence of a commitment to ongoing learning

Grampians Health Culture & Benefits
At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to discounted health club membership

Horsham Region
Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region. With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play. With all the facilities that you would expect from a regional city, Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services alongside a vibrant combination of food, art, shopping, culture and nature.
With legendary natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, world renowned Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park nearby, there are many amazing natural features to see and explore. Food lovers will delight in the opportunity to sample from the restaurants, farm gates and cellar doors of some of Australia’s best and most awarded venues.
If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, and want to swap expensive urban dwelling for stunning natural landscapes, Horsham is the place for you.
How to apply
Click APPLY or contact Brooke Pay, Deputy Manager Speech Pathology - West, on 53819101 for a confidential discussion.
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.
All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.
Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.
Selection Criteria

• Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.
• Essential : The successful candidate must hold, or be prepared to undergo, an employee Working with Children Check (WWCC). Please advise if you currently hold an employee WWCC, if not are you willing to undergo one?

Contact
Alternate Contact Person
Closing Date
Position Description
Grade 2Speech Pathologist Paediatric- GH-H PD 2023.pdf
Application Guide
Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on the closing date.
Please ensure your application is added before this time as we do not accept late applications.