Paediatric Speech Pathologist

IPC Health; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 56,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Learning and development

Supportive environment

Celebrate achievements

Attractive benefits

Job summary

IPC Health is seeking a Paediatric Speech Pathologist at the Hoppers Crossing campus to join our Child Allied Health Service. This role is Grade 1 or 2, with a fixed-term of six months and immediate start, offering a supportive, multidisciplinary environment to deliver screening, assessment, intervention and referrals for children from birth to school entry.

We emphasise family-centred care, collaborative team work with Occupational Therapists, Developmental Psychologists, and an Audiologist,

Qualifications

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in speech pathology.
• Emerging ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to provide evidence-based services for children and families.
• Current and valid Victorian Working with Children’s Check.

Responsibilities

• Working collaboratively with the Child Health Team to plan service delivery for the communities we serve in the Wyndham municipality.
• Assessing and reviewing children’s language, speech, and communication skills.
• Implementing client centred and holistic interventions that will address the needs and priorities of the children and their families.
• Delivering services in a variety of formats including clinical, telehealth, individual and group.
• Reflecting, evaluating, and modifying services to enhance outcomes.

Skills

Paediatric Speech Pathology

Education

Graduate or post-graduate degree in speech pathology

Job description

• Work within a large and supportive Child Allied Health team with realistic clinical expectations


• Immediate start


• Fixed Term for 6 months


• Grade 1 or Grade 2


• Classification commensurate with skills and experience under the Allied Health Professionals (Victorian Community Health Centres) (Multi-Employer) Enterprise Agreement 2022-2026, Grade 1 Year 1 to Grade 2 Year 4 ($40.59 - $56.78 per hour).


• Based at Hoppers Crossing campus


• Clinical supervision provided

We have an opportunity for You!

We invite you to be a part of the passionate, creative, and innovative team at IPC Heath. We are looking to recruit a Grade 1 or Grade 2 Paediatric Speech Pathologist to provide services in our Child Allied Health Service.

We provide health services, including speech pathology, to children from birth to school entry. Speech Pathologists are part of a broader multi-disciplinary team comprising Occupational Therapists, Developmental Psychologists, an Audiologist, and an Allied Health Assistant. The team work collaboratively to provide screening, assessment, intervention and referral services. Service provision embodies family- centred care within a social model of health. Services are mainly clinic-based, with occasional outreach appointments to early childhood education settings.

You will make a difference by

• Working collaboratively with the Child Health Team to plan service delivery for the communities we serve in the Wyndham municipality


• Assessing and reviewing children’s language, speech, and communication skills.


• Implementing client centred and holistic interventions that will address the needs and priorities of the children and their families.


• Delivering services in a variety of formats including clinical, telehealth, individual and group.


• Reflecting, evaluating, and modifying services to enhance outcomes.

To succeed, you will need:

• Graduate or post-graduate degree in speech pathology.

Grade 1:

• Some experience working in Paediatric Speech Pathology (desirable not essential).


• Emerging ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to provide evidence-based services for children and families.

Grade 2:

• Minimum 4 years’ experience working in Paediatric Speech Pathology


• Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team to provide evidence-based services for children and families.


• Willingness to learn and be supported by senior clinicians and colleagues.


• Strong communication, networking, and interpersonal skills.


• An ability to actively engage children and their families in service provision.


• Current and valid Victorian Working with Children’s Check.

We will offer you:

• Flexibility We work in a flexible, creative and adaptable way to best support our staff and clients. Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.


• Learning and development Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework.


• Supportive Environment Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff.


• Celebrate achievements Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Your contributions matter. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth.


• Attractive Benefits Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing, paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free onsite car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program.

To find out more about the role, please contact:

• Maria Vella, Team Leader Child Allied Health on 0490 050 ***

Suitable candidates may be contacted for an interview throughout the advertising process.

Our Story:

We are One Team IPC Health. We are passionate we go above and beyond, demonstrating understanding and respect for our communities and each other. We make a difference we act with purpose, measure our results and celebrate our achievements. We are creative we learn, experiment and innovate.

At IPC Health, we are visionaries for community health and wellbeing. We are changemakers. Innovation in action is at the heart of everything we do, because we know that innovation can create amazing change and have an incredible and far reaching impact for individuals, our communities, and for our industry. We prioritise those who face obstacles to getting health services tailored to their needs and work with and for them in a deeply connected way. This enables us to acutely understand their needs and challenges. We live and breathe our passion to create new and better ways to deliver holistic health services for our vastly different and diverse clients and communities – so that they can thrive and experience greater health and wellbeing both individually and together.

IPC Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children using our services and promotes the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal children.

We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.

If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview processplease email*******@ipchealth.com.auwith your request. Reasonable workplace adjustmentsare changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities.A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health