Senior Speech Pathologist

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

The position of Senior Speech Pathologist, will deliver clinical and population-based speech pathology services in the Deadly Ears program aimed at improving early detection and access to early intervention to improve communication outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with conductive hearing loss (CHL) in rural and remote communities and supporting workforce development initiatives to build the capacity of student and professional workforces, services, and sector partners to recognise and manage the impacts of otitis media and CHL on communication development.

About The Role

In this role you will deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and families (Leader of Self) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:

Clinical Practice / Expertise

• 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.
• Queensland Health's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural capability framework. Cultural Capability |Queensland Health
• 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 (see: https://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/chq/our-services/community-health-services/deadly-ears/deadly-kids-deadly-futures/ ). Workforce development and organisational capacity building strategies for health, early years and education services and staff that support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children experiencing conductive hearing loss to optimise communication outcomes.
• Health promotion initiatives to promote community and service provider understanding of the impacts of conductive hearing loss on communication development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families.
• 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.
• This includes collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to develop, deliver and evaluate:
• Continually develop high quality speech pathology clinical skills to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with conductive hearing loss and their families, and apply these by:

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital , Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service , our Child and Youth Mental Health Service , and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

Benefits

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here .

Occupational group

Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support