Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist – Rural & Remote Impact

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS) seeks a Senior Speech Pathologist to lead clinical care and population-focused services under the Deadly Ears program, improving early detection and intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with conductive hearing loss in rural and remote communities.

You will champion evidence-based paediatric practice, contribute to workforce development, and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance communication outcomes

Responsibilities

• Independently deliver high level speech pathology clinical care including assessment, consultancy, education, and health promotion based upon: Principles of evidence-based practice in paediatric speech pathology.
• Apply Queensland Health's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural capability framework.
• Meet legal, ethical and professional obligations aligned with Speech Pathology Australia registration standards.
• Provide high level speech pathology services embedded within the Deadly Kids, Deadly Futures framework and workforce development strategies to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with conductive hearing loss.
• Health promotion initiatives to promote community and service provider understanding of the impacts of conductive hearing loss on communication development.
• Participating in and delivering clinical supervision, professional development and in-service education.
• Contributing to the planning, implementation and evaluation of service improvement projects.
• Contributing to the development or review of local, state and national speech pathology clinical policies, protocols and guidelines related to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with conductive hearing loss and their families and communities.

Job description

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS) seeks a Senior Speech Pathologist to lead clinical care and population-focused services under the Deadly Ears program, improving early detection and intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with conductive hearing loss in rural and remote communities.

You will champion evidence-based paediatric practice, contribute to workforce development, and collaborate with stakeholders to enhance communication outcomes