Rehabilitation Speech Pathologist

Government of South Australia; Wallaroo; On-site; AUD 92,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice benefits

Relocation support

Regional incentives may apply

Job summary

SA Health in Wallaroo is seeking a Rehabilitation Speech Pathologist to deliver client-centred services across prevention, early intervention, therapy and ongoing evaluation. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support positive health outcomes for the local community, with opportunities to mentor junior staff and contribute to service development.

The role requires a recognised qualification in Speech Pathology and eligibility for SPA membership; CPD participation is desirable.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, client-centred speech pathology services across prevention, early intervention, therapy and ongoing evaluation.
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to support positive health outcomes and provide supervision as needed.
• May provide guidance to junior staff, assistants and students within the service.

Education

Recognised qualification in Speech Pathology

Eligibility for practising SPA membership

Job description

SA Health
Job reference: 932812
Location: 5556 - WALLAROO
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• 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.

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.

Benefits

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


• At YNLHN, we offer salary sacrifice benefits in addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading).


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

Flexibility Statement

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.