Grade 3 Speech Pathologist

The Royal Melbourne Hospital; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Work

Career Growth

Supportive Culture & Belonging

Innovation

World-Class Excellence

Salary packaging up to $12,000 tax‑s​-

Job summary

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) Speech Pathology Department is seeking a Grade 3 Senior Speech Pathologist to provide clinical leadership and expert speech pathology services within our specialist Head & Neck Cancer Service. This role focuses on advanced assessment, management and leadership for adults with head and neck cancer across inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will lead multidisciplinary care, supervise staff, and drive quality improvement, service development and research

Qualifications

• Eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
• Significant clinical experience in the assessment and management of adults with head and neck cancer, including tracheostomy management.
• Demonstrated expertise in laryngectomy management is desirable.
• Highly developed leadership, supervision and mentoring skills.
• Experience leading quality improvement, service development, research or education initiatives.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Commitment to RMH values of kindness, collaboration, accountability and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert assessment and management of communication, voice and swallowing disorders associated with head and neck cancer treatment.
• Lead and coordinate speech pathology involvement in multidisciplinary head and neck cancer care.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to speech pathology staff and students.
• Lead quality improvement, research and service development initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary care planning and management of complex patients across acute and outpatient settings.
• Support evidence-based practice and innovation within specialist head and neck cancer services.
• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including surgeons, oncologists, nursing staff and community providers.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Head and neck cancer

Tracheostomy management

Laryngectomy management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Speech Pathology Australia membership eligibility

Job description

• Fixed term until June 2027 | 16 hours per week
• Opportunities to work within a specialist tertiary Head & Neck Cancer Service.
• Comprehensive professional development and leadership support.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Speech Pathology Department is seeking a Grade 3 Senior Speech Pathologist to provie clinical leadership and expert speech pathology services within our specialist Head & Neck Cancer Service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled clinician with advanced expertise in head and neck surgical oncology, laryngectomy rehabilitation (desirable), tracheostomy management, and complex dysphagia to work as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across the continuum of treatment.

As the Grade 3 Senior Speech Pathologist, you will provide advanced assessment, treatment and management for adults with head and neck cancer. You will work across inpatient and outpatient settings and play a key leadership role in service development, quality improvement and interdisciplinary collaboration.

What you’ll be doing

• Deliver expert assessment and management of communication, voice and swallowing disorders associated with head and neck cancer treatment.
• Lead and coordinate speech pathology involvement in multidisciplinary head and neck cancer care.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to speech pathology staff and students.
• Lead quality improvement, research and service development initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service delivery.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary care planning and management of complex patients across acute and outpatient settings.
• Support evidence-based practice and innovation within specialist head and neck cancer services.
• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including surgeons, oncologists, nursing staff and community providers.

About you

You are an experienced and collaborative speech pathologist who thrives in complex clinical environments and is committed to delivering excellence in patient-centred cancer care.

You will bring:

• Eligibility for membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
• Significant clinical experience in the assessment and management of adults with head and neck cancer, including tracheostomy management
• Demonstrated expertise in laryngectomy management is desirable.
• Highly developed leadership, supervision and mentoring skills.
• Experience leading quality improvement, service development, research or education initiatives.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• A commitment to the RMH values of kindness, collaboration, accountability and excellence.

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.