Senior Speech Pathologist (Paediatric)

Western Kids Health; Perth; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Western Kids Health in Perth seeks a Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist to lead a complex paediatric caseload across Feeding/ARFID, Early Intervention and School Aged Services. The role integrates joint appointments with dietetics, OT and psychology within a true MDT setting.

You will supervise, mentor and contribute to clinical pathways while building feeding skills in a supportive, family‑centred clinic. A 4+ year paediatric background and ARFID/feeding experience are valued.

Qualifications

• A degree in speech pathology and current Speech Pathology Australia membership as a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist.
• Paediatric experience, typically four or more years post graduation.
• Advanced clinical skills in paediatric speech, language and communication.
• A real interest in paediatric feeding and a commitment to developing in this area.
• Experience supervising or mentoring clinicians or students.
• A commitment to family centred, strengths based, attachment informed and neuroaffirming practice.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Current Working With Children Check and National Police Clearance
• Existing skills in paediatric feeding, oromotor or swallowing assessment and intervention
• Experience working with ARFID or within a feeding clinic
• Experience across both Early Intervention and School Aged Services
• Experience in private practice, including Medicare and NDIS funded services

Responsibilities

• Hold a complex paediatric caseload across the Feeding and ARFID clinic, Early Intervention and School Aged Services
• Work in the Feeding and ARFID clinic in joint appointments with dietetics, OT and psychology, with training and supervision provided
• Work in joint appointments and case conferences with OT, psychology, physiotherapy and dietetics across your wider caseload
• Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to less experienced speech pathologists, and supervise students on placement
• Contribute to the development and review of speech pathology clinical pathways, assessment protocols and treatment guidelines
• Develop and lead community education sessions for parents, educators and referrers
• Support the Discipline Lead with clinical governance, quality improvement and team development
• Write letters to GPs and referrers, and contribute clinical content for WKH resources and social media

Skills

Paediatric feeding interest

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Mentoring/supervision

Strong communication

Education

Degree in Speech Pathology

Current Speech Pathology Australia membership

Job description

Senior paediatric speech pathology with real range: early intervention and school aged services, inside a true MDT, with our Feeding clinic.

Western Kids Health, Shenton Park and Hillarys, Perth WA. Permanent, part time or full time, minimum 0.6FTE. Start Jan-Feb 2027.

We are looking for a senior speech pathologist who wants true MDT work in a state of the art clinic and making a community impact. Part of this role sits in our Feeding and ARFID clinic, so feeding has to interest you but you dont have experience, and we will train and supervise you to work in it. The remainder of your caseload is early intervention and school aged services, with supervision and mentoring of our newer speech pathologists, in the same room as OT, psychology, physio and dietetics.

About the role

Our speech pathology team works across Early Intervention and School Aged Services, from babies and toddlers through to school aged children and young people, alongside OT, psychology, physiotherapy and dietetics. Feeding sits within speech pathology at WKH, and our Feeding and ARFID clinic works closely with dietetics, OT and psychology.

This role is part feeding alongside your early intervention and school aged caseload. An interest in feeding is essential. Existing feeding skills are welcome, and if you are newer to feeding we provide the training, supervision and professional development, internal and external, to build them.

As a Senior Speech Pathologist you also supervise and mentor less experienced speech pathologists and students, contribute to our clinical pathways and protocols, and support the Speech Pathology Discipline Lead with clinical governance and team development. You report to the Speech Pathology Discipline Lead and work across both clinics.

Your week

The clinical target is an average of five billable hours per clinical day. Non billable time is built into every day for supervision, documentation, planning and team meetings.

About Western Kids Health

Western Kids Health is a multidisciplinary paediatric allied health practice in Perth, founded in 2018. Our physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists and dietitians work side by side across two clinics, Victoria House in Shenton Park and our Hillarys clinic, supporting children and families from the early years through to adolescence.

Our services are organised into clinics: Early Intervention, Mental Health, Gender Diversity, Feeding and ARFID, School Aged Services and Complex Care. Within each, our team works as a true MDT, including joint appointments where clinicians from different disciplines see a child and family together in the same session.

Our model of care is family centred, strengths based and attachment informed, within a family systems framework. We see parents as the experts in their own child and we work alongside them. The same approach shapes how we lead our team.

Beyond the clinic room, our team runs group programs, delivers professional development on emotional regulation and mental health for schools and other services, and provides outreach. Western Kids Health works closely with not-for-profits including Tiny Sparks WA, Arthritis & Osteoporosis WA and PlaygroupWA, and holds a Commonwealth contract for allied health outreach to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Your role

Hold a complex paediatric caseload across the Feeding and ARFID clinic, Early Intervention and School Aged Services

Work in the Feeding and ARFID clinic in joint appointments with dietetics, OT and psychology, with training and supervision provided

Work in joint appointments and case conferences with OT, psychology, physiotherapy and dietetics across your wider caseload

Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to less experienced speech pathologists, and supervise students on placement

Contribute to the development and review of speech pathology clinical pathways, assessment protocols and treatment guidelines

Develop and lead community education sessions for parents, educators and referrers

Support the Discipline Lead with clinical governance, quality improvement and team development

Write letters to GPs and referrers, and contribute clinical content for WKH resources and social media

What you will bring

A degree in speech pathology and current Speech Pathology Australia membership as a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist

Paediatric experience, typically four or more years post graduation

Advanced clinical skills in paediatric speech, language and communication

A real interest in paediatric feeding and a commitment to developing in this area

Experience supervising or mentoring clinicians or students

A commitment to family centred, strengths based, attachment informed and neuroaffirming practice

Strong interpersonal and communication skills, and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

Current Working With Children Check and National Police Clearance

Existing skills in paediatric feeding, oromotor or swallowing assessment and intervention

Experience working with ARFID or within a feeding clinic

Experience across both Early Intervention and School Aged Services

Experience in private practice, including Medicare and NDIS funded services

What we offer

A part feeding role, with training, supervision and professional development, internal and external, to build your feeding practice

A multidisciplinary team, with joint appointments as part of how we work

A senior clinician pathway, with supervision and clinical leadership built into the role

Group programs, school PD, outreach and not-for-profit partnerships alongside clinical work

Support for your own professional development

Remuneration commensurate with experience

Flexibility on days and FTE across Shenton Park and Hillarys

Applications close 15th December 2026. We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so an early application is welcome. We are reviewing applications as they come in, so an early application is welcome.

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Paediatric Speech Pathologist?
• How much notice are you required to give your current employer?