Speech Pathologist

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families; Hervey Bay; Sur place; AUD 63 000 - 89 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

NFP Salary Packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Employee discounts & wellbeing program

Parental leave & gender diversity

Résumé du poste

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Urraween QLD is seeking a Speech Pathologist to join St Stephen’s Hospital’s clinical team. You’ll assess, diagnose, and manage a range of communication and swallowing impairments, delivering high-quality services across wards with patient-centered care.

The role offers casual loading, superannuation and salary packaging options, flexible work arrangements and recognition programs, with mandatory professional standards and a Blue Card.

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in Speech Pathology required.
• Certified practicing member of Speech Pathology Australia.
• Minimum 2 years post-graduate clinical experience in acute tertiary hospital settings.

Responsabilités

• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage a range of communication and swallowing impairments.
• Deliver high quality speech pathology clinical services across multiple wards.
• Provide person-centred care and contribute to care planning and treatment outcomes.

Connaissances

Certified Speech Pathologist Australia

2+ years clinical experience

Modified Barium Swallow assessments

Organisational skills

Vaccination compliance

Blue Card holder

Formation

Tertiary Degree in Speech Pathology

Description du poste

UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families – Urraween QLD

Applications will be reviewed as they arereceived, andtherefore may result in theroleclosing early if the right applicant is found.

Employment Term: Casual Opportunity Available

Remuneration: $45.49 - $64.48phr+ Casual Loading+ Super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)

Make a meaningful difference with St StephensPrivate Hospital

At St Stephen’s Hospital, we are Australia’s first fully digital hospital, giving the Wide Bay community access to one of the country’s most advanced healthcare facilities. An innovative non-for-profit regional hospital, we offer access to the best specialists with minimal waiting for advanced treatmentandremain focused on making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and surrounding community.We offer a comprehensive range of inpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services including Cardiac and Cancer Care, Urology, Bariatric,Gynaecology, Respiratory,Haematology,Orthopaedics, Cardiovascular, Endoscopy and Vascular and general surgery.

An integral part of our team, as aSpeech Pathologist,you’llbe encouraged to grow,developand feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionatelyabout.Let’smake a meaningful difference, together!

As a Speech Pathologist, you will be involved in the care of patients across all wards within the hospital, working with patients to assess, diagnose,treatand manage a range of communication and swallowing impairments.

You will deliver high quality speech pathology clinical services acrossa number ofclinical areas, incorporating strategies within speech pathology processes and treatment plans, with a commitment to providing exceptional person-centred care

What makes a difference for us?

• Tertiary Degree in Speech Pathology
• Certified practicing member of Speech Pathology Australia
• Minimum 2 years post graduate clinical experience in acute tertiary hospital settings
• Experience with Modified Barium Swallow Assessments
• Hold a membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Hold a current Blue Card
• Demonstratedorganisationalskills and ability to manage complex and variable caseloads
• Willingness to obtain required vaccinations in line with hospitals infection control requirements, as well as undergo national criminal history check and functional assessment

What makes a difference for you?

• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: SalaryPackagingExplained
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family
• By joining our Hospitals, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 17,500 staff and 9, 000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.
• Child safe, Child friendly

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple– everybody iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values.We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard.

Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.