Rehabilitation Speech Pathologist

Palliative Care SA; Wallaroo; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Community Health, Wallaroo, is seeking a Rehabilitation Speech Pathologist (AHP2) to deliver client-centred speech pathology services across prevention, early intervention, therapy and ongoing evaluation.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, assess and plan care, and may supervise junior staff and students. Eligibility for SPA membership and a recognised Speech Pathology qualification are required; CPD participation is desirable.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Speech Pathology.
• Eligibility for practising membership of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).
• CPD participation desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, deliver and review care across prevention, early intervention, therapy and ongoing evaluation.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to support positive health outcomes.
• May provide guidance and supervision to junior staff, assistants and students.

Education

Qualification in Speech Pathology

Job description

Job no: 932812
Work type: Full time
Location: Yorke and Mid North
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care

• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Community Health, Wallaroo
• Salary - AHP2 - $91,785 to $106,330 p.a.* + Superannuation + Salary Sacrifice Benefits
• Employment Full Time Contract - Temporary (12 Months from start of contract )
• Eligibility Open to Everyone

*Regional Incentives may apply, in accordance to the Enterprise Agreement

Empower Communication, Transform Lives - Join Our Team As a Rehabilitation Speech Pathologist

Make a meaningful difference by delivering high-quality, community-focused speech pathology services that support communication, swallowing and overall wellbeing across the local community.

About the Role

As a Rehabilitation Speech Pathologist, you'll deliver high-quality, client-centred services tailored to the local community. Using your clinical expertise, you will assess, plan, deliver and review care across prevention, early intervention, therapy and ongoing evaluation.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, you'll support positive health outcomes while contributing to a collaborative, community-focused service. You'll operate with increasing independence and may provide guidance and supervision to junior staff, assistants and students.

What You'll Bring

• A recognised qualification in Speech Pathology
• Eligibility for practising membership of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).
• Commitment to ongoing professional development (CPD participation desirable)

About Us

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN) offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below video for more information about working for YNLHN

The Speech Pathologist (AHP2) Role Description, under attachments, details the specific or local requirements important to the role, we encourage all applicants to view the document.

At YNLHN, we offer salary sacrifice benefits in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading). Watch a short video about what salary packaging is here .

You may be eligible for Relocation Support working for SA Health, for information about the eligibility click here .

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Check(s)

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

Job ref: 932812.

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Advertised: 30 Oct 2026 Cen. Australia Daylight Time
Applications close: 13 Nov 2026 11:55 PM Cen. Australia Daylight Time

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