Senior Speech Pathologist - (Weekends), Queensland Health

Queensland Government; Logan City; In loco; AUD 90.000 - 120.000; Part-time

Descrizione del lavoro

Queensland Health Logan Hospital is seeking a Senior Speech Pathologist to provide weekend services, delivering evidence-based care for patients with complex Speech Pathology needs in an acute hospital setting.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, supervise junior clinicians and contribute to education, service improvement and discharge planning while upholding Queensland Health values of integrity, compassion and excellence.

Competenze

• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and eligibility for Speech Pathology Australia.
• Experience with complex patients in an acute hospital setting is desirable.

Mansioni

• Assess and treat patients with complex Speech Pathology needs in an acute hospital.
• Apply advanced clinical reasoning to deliver patient-centred care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for care coordination and discharge planning.
• Provide supervision and education to junior clinicians and students.
• Contribute to service improvement and clinical education initiatives.
• Assist in developing and reviewing clinical procedures and protocols.

Conoscenze

Speech Pathology

Clinical judgement

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Supervision & mentoring

Formazione

Speech Pathology degree

Strumenti

VFSS

Tracheostomy care

Descrizione del lavoro

Make a meaningful difference at Logan Hospital by delivering evidence-based Speech Pathology care, managing complex cases and supporting better patient outcomes through:

• Assessing, treating and evaluating patients with complex Speech Pathology needs in an acute hospital environment.
• Applying advanced clinical reasoning to support safe, effective and patient-centred care.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care, clinical handovers and discharge planning.
• Providing clinical guidance, supervision and education to less experienced clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants.
• Contributing to evidence-based practice, service improvement initiatives and clinical education.
• Supporting the development and review of clinical procedures and protocols to enhance service quality.

About you:

You are a collaborative clinician with sound clinical judgement, a commitment to evidence-based practice and a focus on achieving optimal patient outcomes, with:

• Demonstrated clinical expertise in Speech Pathology, including the management of complex patients and competing clinical priorities.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide clinical advice and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• The ability to manage workloads, prioritise assessments and contribute to safe and timely discharge planning in a busy hospital environment.
• Experience or capability in supervising, mentoring and supporting junior clinicians and students.
• A tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology and eligibility for practising membership of Speech Pathology Australia.
• Experience in instrumental swallowing assessment, including Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Studies (VFSS), and/or tracheostomy management is highly desirable.

What we can offer you:

• Professional growth: Contribute to clinical education, evidence-based practice and service improvement initiatives.
• Collaborative teams: Work alongside dedicated Speech Pathology and multidisciplinary colleagues who share a commitment to excellent patient care.
• Flexible working opportunities: A part-time weekend arrangement that may suit clinicians seeking to balance professional commitments with other priorities.
• Inclusive workplace: Be part of a health service that values diversity, respects different perspectives and encourages everyone to contribute.
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Logan Hospital is the major health centre for one of the fastest growing areas in Queensland. We offer a range of services, including medical, rehabilitation, maternity, surgical and paediatric care.

We offer our staff and students extensive support and training in most medical specialties. As a teaching hospital, we help train future health care professionals and participate in research through strong partnerships with Queensland's leading medical schools, universities, and TAFE Queensland.

Our services will continue to grow as we build bigger and better facilities to support the community. By 2027, we'll have more beds and 5 more birthing suites as part of the .

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Senior Speech Pathologist - (Weekends), Queensland Health Logan - Beaudesert, Australia