Rural Generalist Speech Pathologist – Innisfail

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service; Innisfail; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Generous superannuation

Salary packaging

Healthy work-life balance

Job summary

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service in Innisfail, QLD, is seeking a Speech Pathologist to join the Rural General Training Pathway. This role offers broad generalist service across inpatients and outpatients within the Cassowary Hub clinics.

You will develop skills across lifespan from paediatrics to adults, participate in the Approved Rural Generalist Education Program, and contribute to service development, quality improvement and research.

Qualifications

• Provide generalist speech pathology services to inpatients and outpatients.
• Participate in Rural Generalist Education Program and apply learnings to clinical practice.
• Assist in ongoing development of speech pathology service and engage in quality improvement/research as directed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver rural generalist adult and paediatric speech pathology clinical services across multiple facilities including Innisfail, Tully and Babinda Hospitals, working across all caseloads as required.
• Work cooperatively with team members, external agencies, clients and families/carers to achieve a client-centred approach.
• Assist the Senior Speech Pathologist with wait list management and strategic long-term management of the speech pathology outpatient services.
• Support a positive work culture.

Skills

Speech Pathology

Education

Bachelor of Speech Pathology

Job description

Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service in Innisfail, QLD, is seeking a Speech Pathologist to join the Rural General Training Pathway. This role offers broad generalist service across inpatients and outpatients within the Cassowary Hub clinics.

You will develop skills across lifespan from paediatrics to adults, participate in the Approved Rural Generalist Education Program, and contribute to service development, quality improvement and research.