Speech Pathologist - Mater At Home

Mater at Home has a wonderful opportunity for a passionate and motivated Speech Pathologist to join our community team in a permanent, full-time capacity based at our South Brisbane campus. This role will directly report to the Mater at Home Speech Pathology Clinical Lead and indirectly to the Director of Mater at Home.

The purpose of this role is to provide contemporary speech pathology clinical services commensurate with knowledge, skills and ability to clients with congenital, developmental and acquired disorders of swallowing and communication.

Specifically, the role requires delivery of high-quality clinical speech pathology services to Mater at Home adult client population, as part of a multidisciplinary team approach, which promotes an integrated service to clients along the continuum of care. Our Allied Health teams are all mobile and travel to their clients within the community.

The role will involve skilled clinical management of complex swallowing and communication impairments and requires experience and skill in assisting clients in the use of age-appropriate alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices. Therefore, experience working with consumers who access the NDIS is required. 

Salary range: $37.12 - $54.43 (HP 3) per hour plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver speech pathology clinical and consultancy services commensurate with clinical knowledge and skill level to assess, diagnose and provide intervention for adult clients with developmental and/or acquired communication and swallowing disorders.
• Undertake speech pathology tasks which may include examination, investigation, diagnosis, individual or group treatment, and case management within well-established clinical protocols, and participate in quality evaluation of services provided
• Develop and maintain expertise with increasingly independent clinical judgement as expertise builds, ensuring that more complex clinical decision making is made with the clinical practice supervision or professional guidance of more senior clinicians
• Actively develop clinical practice knowledge and expertise by maintaining and contributing to ongoing professional development as it relates to the clinical activities and responsibilities of the position and the organization

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess the following:

• Possess a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Speech Pathology
• Hold current membership of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
• Be eligible to receive a provider number through Medicare
• Hold or be eligible to receive a current Working with Children Check, Disability Working Screening check and Police Check
• Hold a current open Queensland Driver’s license
• Ability to demonstrate at least one year of speech pathology work experience, including specific experience with NDIS participants with complex developmental and/or acquired communication disorders

Previous experience in communication intervention with complex adults and/or children (including those with a disability) and in alternative and augmentative communication would be highly regarded.

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest and most innovative not-for-profit healthcare service, providing care for almost 700,000 patients a year across a network of 11 hospitals.

We are a leader in healthcare, education and research — and that’s because we employ exceptional people. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

• Via salary packaging arrangements, allocate some living expenses directly from your pre-taxable income and ultimately increase your take-home pay
• Access to package meal and entertainment expenses via salary packaging
• Access to leading education and professional development via Mater Education
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Discounts to local and national business/venues for Dining/Retail/Travel & Accommodation/Other
• Unlimited access to a multitude of discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
• Access to on-site, discounted parking
• Discounted food and beverage at various campus cafés and coffee venues

For more information specific to the role, please view the PD here –  Speech Path Position Description NDIS.pdf

Please include a 1-page cover letter with your application outlining your interest and suitability to the role.

Applications close on 3rd of July 2024. Please note, we may contact applications prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.