Speech Pathologist

Calvary Care; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Salary packaging

Flexible working hours

Training & development

Free onsite parking

Free uniform

UTAS education partnership

Job summary

Calvary Health Care Bethlehem is seeking a Speech Pathologist for a hospital-based role in Caulfield, Victoria. The position supports inpatient and outpatient services within a multidisciplinary Allied Health team, with opportunities to participate in videofluoroscopy, voice banking and assistive technology clinics.

We offer regular supervision, access to professional development, and a supportive work environment focused on patient- and family-centred care.

Qualifications

• Eligibility for membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
• Experience in progressive neurology or palliative care settings is advantageous.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team and supervise/mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Provide Speech Pathology services across inpatient and outpatient streams.
• Assess and treat patients with communication and swallowing disorders related to progressive neurological and palliative conditions.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Independent and team work

Hospital experience

Dysphagia management

Videofluoroscopy

AAC & multimodal communication

Education

Speech Pathology Australia membership eligibility

Job description

Speech Pathologist – Casual Grade 2, hospital ward-based focus

Do you have a passion to work in adult progressive neurology and palliative care? Do you thrive on a person and family centred approach to care delivery? We are seeking a motivated Speech Pathologist to join our multidisciplinary Allied Health team at Calvary Health Care Bethlehem. We value staff wellbeing and positions can be tailored to achieve work-life balance with flexible work conditions available.

• Progress with purpose at one of Australia’s largest health care providers
• Thrive in our Speech Pathology team that is committed to quality care and innovation
• Be part of our renowned friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team culture
• Benefit from dedicated clinical supervision, mentoring & professional development support.

About Calvary Health Care Bethlehem – Caulfield, Victoria

Calvary Health Care Bethlehem (CHCB) is a 32 bed public hospital / health care facility providing a range of inpatient, community and ambulatory services for palliative care and progressive neurological conditions. CHCB is also an NDIS service provider. We are located centrally in metropolitan Melbourne at our new state of the art hospital and health care precinct in Caulfield.

About the role

We have a full time fixed term parental leave cover hospital based Speech Pathology clinical role available in our inpatient/outpatient hospital based multidisciplinary team. You will also gain valuable experience through involvement in our specialist speech pathology clinics including videofluoroscopy, voice banking and assistive technology. All team members receive regular 1:1 and group supervision and access to professional development, as well as opportunities to participate in departmental quality improvement activities, research, and education provision.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Speech Pathology services across inpatient and outpatient service streams
• Provide assessment and treatment for patients with communication and swallowing clinical presentations associated with progressive neurological and palliative conditions

Our service streams include:

• Inpatient service:32 bed ward with a mix of progressive neurology and palliative care beds
• Hospital based Outpatients - State-wide Progressive Neurological Disease Service:Specialist interdisciplinary assessment and management service for people with a diagnosed progressive neurological disease such as Motor Neurone Disease, Huntington’s Disease, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinsonian Syndromes
• NDIS provider Service:providing a range of allied health therapies and Specialist Behaviour Support, delivered across metropolitan Melbourne to adult participants under 65 years old with progressive neurological conditions

What you bring

• Eligibility for membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team
• Hospital experience is essential
• Dysphagia management experience is essential
• Videofluoroscopy experience preferred
• Experience with AAC and multi-modal communication is desirable.
• Current clinical knowledge and critical thinking ability in the field of progressive neurology and/ or palliative care is desirable

Benefits

This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of a leading mission based health care organisation. We offer paid parental leave, salary packaging, career progression, flexible working hours and training and skills development. Calvary is also proud to be recognised as a leader in gender equality. Graduates also are not required to work night shifts, free onsite car parking, free uniform and access to fee free further education with our partnership with UTAS. Further details are available here: https://www.calvarycare.org.au/careers/benefits/

Please note the following:

• As part of the application process, you will be required to complete pre-employment checks which may include, but is not limited to reference checks, work rights, criminal history check, NDIS/WWCC/WWVP checks, and a health evaluation to ensure suitability for the role
• You will be required to provide evidence of immunisation as required for your role including COVID-19, influenza, tuberculosis screening, hepatitis, diphtheria, tetanus, varicella

For further details and to discuss your career growth opportunities at Calvary, please contact

Marinda Brooks, Allied Health Manager

Email [e-mail]

Ph: 0408135857