Locum Hospital Speech Pathologist/Senior Speech Pathologist

Cc Medical; Mount Isa City; On-site; AUD 91,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation

Travel

Tax benefits

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

Cc Medical is seeking an experienced Speech Pathologist for a hospital-based role in North Queensland. You will join a multidisciplinary team and manage inpatient and outpatient caseloads across the lifespan. The position offers a rural generalist scope in a dynamic community with accommodation and travel assistance.

Locum contract with hours Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours daily. Competitive hourly rate up to $80 plus tax benefits and travel-related reimbursements are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years relevant experience.
• Experience in hospital setting preferred.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide speech pathology assessments and interventions for inpatients and outpatients across the lifespan.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to plan and deliver holistic care.
• Manage a rural generalist caseload including paediatrics to adults.
• Work Monday to Friday 7.5 hours per day.

Skills

Speech Pathology

Job description

• 7th September for approx. one month
• Upto $80 per hour + tax benefits – upto $8 extra per hour!
• Accommodation + travel

Experienced Speech Pathologist required for a hospital based in North Queensland. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team of allied health staff.

• Hours would be ********* Monday to Friday with 1 hour unpaid break (7.5 hours per day)
• Working across a rural generalist caseload including inpatient and outpatient caseloads across the lifespan, paediatrics to adults.
• Working amongst the multidisciplinary team which is young and dynamic. The team regularly plan weekend adventures including camping, rodeos, and local events like wine festivals, balls, markets, and sporting events. We even hold an Allied Health Ball every year to celebrate all Allied Health Clinicians in North West Queensland. We have a few gyms in town including a yoga studio, Anytime Fitness, Pilates studio, a public pool and plenty of outdoor walking areas. There are cafes, a library, Kmart, Woolies and Coles, Harvey Norman, and a couple of specialty stores. The area is surrounded by cattle stations and you can even feed some camels just down the road from the Hospital! There’s a large freshwater lake 10km out of town where people regularly paddleboard, water ski, swim, and kayak to get their water fix, and there’s lots of water holes/water falls that can be visited after wet season to keep cool.
• There are daily flights to Brisbane and Townsville and some direct flights throughout the week to Cairns.
  The rural and remote lifestyle often has some surprising perks and the opportunities both professionally and personally are great.
• Locum rates upto $80 per hour + super + option for living away from home tax benefits – more take home pay upto $8 per hour
• Accommodation can be provided for the length of contract
• Up to $1000 (incl. GST) will be reimbursed for one way travel

You must be an experienced Speech Pathologist with the relevant skill set. A minimum of three years relevant experience is required.

This region offers a real insight into Outback Australia, with a wide range of places to enjoy 4 wheel driving, camping, fishing and hiking. A great location for any intrepid explorer!