Senior Speech Pathologist – Acute Care & Mentorship Lead

Metro South Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible weekend arrangement

Generous leave entitlements

Professional development allowances

Employee wellness programs

Job summary

Logan Hospital is seeking a Speech Pathologist to deliver evidence-based care to patients with complex needs in an acute hospital setting. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe care, coordinate handovers and support discharge planning.

The role includes supervision and education of junior clinicians and students, contributing to service improvement and clinical education while aligning with best practice guidelines.

Qualifications

• Speech Pathology expertise with complex patient care needs.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams for coordinated care.
• Experience supervising junior clinicians and students is desirable.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice and safe discharge planning.
• Eligibility for professional registration with Speech Pathology Australia.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat and evaluate patients with complex Speech Pathology needs in an acute hospital environment.
• Apply advanced clinical reasoning to support safe, effective and patient‑centred care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care, clinical handovers and discharge planning.
• Provide clinical guidance, supervision and education to less experienced clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants.
• Contribute to evidence-based practice, service improvement initiatives and clinical education.
• Support the development and review of clinical procedures and protocols to enhance service quality.

Skills

Speech Pathology

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical supervision

Discharge planning

Education

Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology

Eligibility for practising membership of Speech Pathology Australia

Job description

Logan Hospital is seeking a Speech Pathologist to deliver evidence-based care to patients with complex needs in an acute hospital setting. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe care, coordinate handovers and support discharge planning.

The role includes supervision and education of junior clinicians and students, contributing to service improvement and clinical education while aligning with best practice guidelines.