Senior Speech Pathologist

Central Regional TAFE; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) invites applications for a Senior Speech Pathologist to plan and implement speech pathology services within a specialist neurosciences context in WA. The role involves assessing and managing a caseload in neurology and neurosurgery, supervising junior staff, and educating other health professionals while ensuring policy compliance.

NMHS supports flexible working practices and offers a competitive salary package with opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• Qualified speech pathologist with registration.
• Experience in neurology or neurosurgery preferred.
• Experience supervising junior staff and providing professional support.

Responsibilities

• Plans and implements speech pathology services in a neurosciences role.
• Assesses and manages routine and complex cases in neurology and neurosurgery.
• Supervises and provides professional support and direction to junior staff.
• Provides education to other health professionals.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with clinical practice policy.

Skills

Speech pathology

Clinical supervision

Neuroscience

Job description

Do you want to be a part of a team that promotes and improves the health of its people and community?

Do you have an interest in driving excellence and innovation in the areas of neurology and neurosurgery?

This is a Permanent Part Time appointment at 45.60 hours per fortnight. Fixed Term appointments include the future possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency.

What is our Senior Speech Pathologist role?

The Senior Speech Pathologist plans and implements the speech pathology services in a specialist neurosciences role. This position assesses and manages routine and complex cases in their allocated caseload of neurology and neurosurgery. The position also supervises and provides professional support and direction to junior staff, as well as providing education to other health professionals. The role monitors and ensures compliance with established clinical practice policy.

While your qualifications and experience tell us part of your story, your values and attitude speak louder still. At NMHS, we aim to ensure our behaviours reflect our core values: Care, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork and Integrity. During the selection process you will be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position while upholding our values.

What we offer

NMHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work options, where operationally appropriate. In addition to the great salary, our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits North Metropolitan Health Service - Pay and Benefits including:

• Generous salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Professional and career development opportunities
• Diverse and inclusive culture

Want to know more about this role?

We encourage you to contactRobyn Trzaskowski or Asher Verheggen on 08 6457 2044 to discuss how this role aligns with your personal and career interests.

We think you’ll like it here

Our employees like working here, and we think you will too.

Eligibility to Apply:

To be suitable for appointment you must have documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia.

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service or the wider public service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS) fosters an environment of equity and inclusion and strives to ensure everyone experiences a sense of belonging. We celebrate the rich diversity of our community and are committed to recruiting a team that is reflective of those we care for. We encourage anyone who aligns with our values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation and Care to apply for this role.

NMHS is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of our Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Strategy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.

NMHS upholds the social model of disability. We welcome applicants who have disability and endeavour to support reasonable workplace adjustments and flexibility. If you have any access needs or require adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the NMHS Talent Attraction Group (TAG) at email [e-mail].

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions after or on, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

We look forward to receiving your application.

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