Paediatric Speech Pathologist - Enhanced Child Health Services

Canberra Health Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 120,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite Physiotherapists

Job summary

Canberra Health Services is seeking a Paediatric Speech Pathologist to join the Enhanced Child Health Services team in Canberra. The role involves assessing and supporting children with speech, language and feeding needs within a family-centered framework.

You will work in a multidisciplinary environment, contribute to service development, and engage with families, schools and health professionals to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Registered Speech Pathologist with eligibility to practice in Australia.
• Experience with paediatric speech, language and feeding needs.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessments through interviews, observations and standardised tests.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to plan and deliver care.
• Engage with families to support understanding of child communication needs and goals.

Skills

Speech pathologist

Paediatric care

Family-centred approach

Job description

Paediatric Speech Pathologist - Enhanced Child Health Services

Employment Type: Part Time (18:22 hours per week), Permanent
Classification: Health Professional Level 3 (PN 71050, 71054)
Salary: $111,639- $120,057 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT
Section: Enhanced Child Health Services
Closing Date: 14 October 2026

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

About the Role:
Are you an experienced Speech Pathologist looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, young people and their families? The Enhanced Child Health Service (ECHS) is expanding, and we are excited to welcome a Speech Pathologist to join our growing multidisciplinary team in a newly established role.

This is a unique opportunity to help shape and grow speech pathology services within ECHS while working closely with families to support children with speech, language, communication and feeding needs. Using a family-centred approach, you will undertake comprehensive assessments through parent and carer interviews, direct observation, speech and language assessments, speech sound assessments and, where required, feeding assessments. Your expertise will help families better understand their child's strengths, challenges and support needs.

As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy the autonomy to utilise your clinical knowledge and professional judgement while collaborating with a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality, coordinated care. You will build strong relationships with families, carers, schools, health professionals and community partners to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people.

Beyond clinical practice, you will have opportunities to contribute to service innovation, quality improvement, professional supervision, education and the ongoing development of models of care. As this is a new role, your ideas, experience and leadership will help shape the future direction of speech pathology within ECHS.

Join us and be part of a dedicated team that is helping children, young people and families thrive through compassionate, evidence-based care.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011is required.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‑based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.