Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist (Gr 3)

• Are you an experienced and skilled Senior Speech Pathologist who is passionate about working with children and young people?

• Would you like to join a strong multidisciplinary team including Speech Pathology peers, allied health and mental health professionals?

• Are you looking for a balanced and varied caseload with both Community Health funded and NDIS clients?

• Would you like to work in a brand-new purpose designed and built building?

We have a unique opportunity for a Senior Speech Pathologist to step into a clinical leadership position to support, strengthen and grow the Paediatric Speech service.

Join a dynamic, collaborative, and friendly multidisciplinary children’s team to make a difference in the lives of children and their families on the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula. Enjoy the best of these coastal communities and clinically lead and support our dedicated Paediatric Speech team to deliver therapy services and programs.

We are seeking a Paediatric Speech Pathologist with advanced clinical skills and extensive knowledge and experience working with children and young people. If you are you looking for a role that values your clinical expertise and enables you to support clients, inform service development, strengthen the clinical capacity of the speech team and maintain your clinical skills then this is the role for you! This is a full time OR part time Grade 3 role.

The Position Description is available here: PD Senior Paed Speech Pathologist_Senior Clinician Grade 3 OCT2024.

About the team

The Child Health and Development team provide a multidisciplinary allied health service for children and young people primarily aged 0-12 years. It is comprised of a dynamic, collaborative and friendly team of occupational therapists, speech pathologists, a physiotherapist, mental health professionals, and a child and family engagement practitioner. Children are supported by several other services within BCH, including dental, continence, nutrition and dietetics, podiatry, physiotherapy, and mental health professionals/Headspace.

About the role

The Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist (Grade 3) will work within the Child Youth and Families directorate and will be required to provide an efficient, high-quality service to children from across the Bellarine region. You will function as a member of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, working closely with team members from the Child Health and Development team to promote an integrated and holistic service, including:

• Providing strong clinical leadership to ensure an engaged, collaborative, and innovative Speech Therapy team.
• Providing clinical expertise and supervision to the Speech Therapy team.
• Enhancing the team’s ability to assess, diagnose and treat paediatric conditions.
• Working alongside the Child Health Manager in supporting staff capacity building, speech pathology service review, development, and growth.
• Supporting quality improvement activities, including the review and implementation of clinical service delivery models to enhance service quality, outcomes and demand management
• Supporting multi-disciplinary team collaboration and transdisciplinary models of support.
• Supporting the development of an early career/graduate pathway and the coordination of Speech student placements.
• Provision of high-quality speech pathology services to children and families.

To be successful you will require:

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology (Bachelor or Masters), and registration with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Minimum of 7 years post qualifying professional practice.
• Advanced clinical skills and demonstrated experience in teaching, mentoring, supervision and support of Speech Pathologists and students.
• Extensive knowledge and experience working with children, young people and their families conducting assessments and delivering speech pathology intervention-based services and programs within a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience leading, or high-level involvement with, quality improvement initiatives, clinical leadership, or in change management.

What we offer

To support you to balance your work/life commitments, grow your skills and expertise, enjoy work and feel valued we offer the following:

• Generous salary packaging benefits – you can access some of your annual salary tax free each year
  • Living Expenses capped at $15,900 annually (includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans, and rental payments)
  • Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650
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• Monthly accrued days off (ADO) for full time staff
• Career advancement opportunities and frequent graded clinical supervision
• A supportive positive workplace culture, managerial and senior leadership support, and training in the role
• Generous leave arrangements including annual leave, parental leave, and professional development
• Flexible work environment with ability to work some hours from home
• Professional Indemnity Insurance covered
• Discounted gym membership at seven sites across the region
• Employee assistance program: up to 5 counselling sessions per year

Conditions of Employment

• A current National Police Check
• A current Working with Children Check
• A current Victorian Driver’s License
• NDIS Worker Screening check

How to Apply

To find out more, please contact Gus Campbell, Child Health and Development Manager, by phone on 0407 851 895 or email [email protected].

The Position Description is available here: PD Senior Paed Speech Pathologist_Senior Clinician Grade 3 OCT2024.

Applications must include cover letter, response to key selection criteria, application form (via the BCH website), and resume in PDF format. Please submit your application to [email protected] today – applications are being assessed as they are received. Please indicate your preferred hours in your cover letter.