Speech Pathologist

Family and Disability Services; Hervey Bay; On-site; AUD 63,000 - 89,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Flexible work arrangements

Employee discounts

Parental leave

Diversity leave

Career development

Inclusive team culture

Job summary

St Stephens Hospital in Hervey Bay is seeking a Speech Pathologist to support care across hospital wards, delivering assessment, diagnosis and treatment of communication and swallowing impairments. The role emphasizes person-centred care and professional development.

The position offers permanent part-time or casual options with flexible work arrangements, salary packaging, and a supportive not-for-profit environment committed to community health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Tertiary degree in Speech Pathology.
• Certified practising 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.
• Demonstrated organisational skills and ability to manage complex caseloads.
• Willingness to obtain vaccinations in line with infection control requirements and to pass a national criminal history check.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality speech pathology services across hospital wards.
• Assess, diagnose, treat and manage a range of communication and swallowing impairments.
• Provide patient-centred care and develop treatment plans.

Skills

Speech pathology degree

Professional membership

Experience (2+ yrs)

Modified Barium Swallow

Speech Pathology Australia member

Blue Card

Organisational skills

Vaccinations compliance

Education

Tertiary Degree in Speech Pathology

Job description

Speech Pathologist | St Stephens Hospital

Employment Term: Permanent Part Time or Casual Opportunity Available

Location: St Stephens Hospital, Hervey Bay QLD

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

Make a meaningful difference with St Stephens Private 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 treatment and remain 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 a Speech Pat hologist , you'll be encouraged t o grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about . Let's make a meaningful difference, together!

Your part in ou r St Stephens team

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, treat and manage a range of communication and swallowing impairments.

You will deliver high quality speech pathology clinical services across a number of clinical 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
• Demonstrated organisational skills 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: Salary Packaging Explained
• 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

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 is welcome 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 ide