Speech Pathologist | Croydon Park

Optimum Health Solutions; Sydney; In loco; AUD 75.000 - 95.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Optimum Health Solutions in Croydon Park, NSW, invites a Speech Pathologist to join our NSW clinics. The role offers a flexible caseload across communication disorders, dysphagia and AAC, with input on specialisation.

Final-year students, new grads and experienced clinicians are all welcome, with mentoring and supervision from day one. You'll contribute to assessments and interventions across adults and children, in clinic and community settings, with pathways into senior, leadership, or

Competenze

• Must hold a degree in Speech Pathology and be eligible for SPA or CPSP qualification.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Current driver's licence and access to a vehicle are required.
• Working With Children Check and National Police Check are required.
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency is required.

Mansioni

• Assess and diagnose communication disorders.
• Conduct functional communication assessments.
• Deliver speech, language and social communication interventions.
• Assess and manage swallowing disorders (dysphagia) and AAC devices when appropriate.
• Collaborate with Allied Health professionals, educators and medical practitioners.
• Educate parents, caregivers and stakeholders; participate in service delivery across community, clinic, and school settings.

Conoscenze

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Formazione

Degree in Speech Pathology

Descrizione del lavoro

Optimum Health Solutions - Croydon Park NSW

Your caseload here can be shaped around what you want to specialise in - communication disorders, dysphagia, AAC, or a broad adult and paediatric mix - with real input into which of those you do more of. Final-year students, new graduates and experienced Speech Pathologists are all genuinely in scope; new graduates get weekly mentoring and structured supervision from day one, and experienced clinicians get a caseload they can specialise or diversify, with a clear path into senior, leadership or mentoring roles when they're ready for it.

ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSIS

• Assessment and diagnosis of communication disorders
• Functional communication assessments
• Speech, language and social communication interventions

Your caseload here can be shaped around what you want to specialise in - communication disorders, dysphagia, AAC, or a broad adult and paediatric mix - with real input into which of those you do more of. Final-year students, new graduates and experienced Speech Pathologists are all genuinely in scope; new graduates get weekly mentoring and structured supervision from day one, and experienced clinicians get a caseload they can specialise or diversify, with a clear path into senior, leadership or mentoring roles when they're ready for it.

ASSESSMENT & DIAGNOSIS

• Assessment and diagnosis of communication disorders
• Functional communication assessments
• Speech, language and social communication interventions

DYSPHAGIA & AAC

• Assessment and management of swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
• Design, trial and implementation of low and high-tech AAC devices
• Development, implementation and review of evidence-based therapy plans

COLLABORATION & SERVICE DELIVERY

• Parent, caregiver and stakeholder education
• Collaborative care planning with Allied Health professionals, educators and medical practitioners
• Community, clinic and school-based services

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Degree in Speech Pathology, or currently completing final-year studies
• SPA eligibility or Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) status
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Current driver's licence and access to a vehicle
• Working With Children Check and National Police Check
• Australian citizenship or permanent residency

WHY OPTIMUM HEALTH SOLUTIONS

Optimum has run allied health services across NSW and Tasmania for more than 20 years, with 14 clinics and a team of over 200 professionals. You'll work alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Behaviour Support Practitioners, Dietitians, Podiatrists and Registered Nurses, with genuine room to learn from each other. New graduates get weekly mentoring and structured supervision; experienced clinicians get clear pathways into senior clinical, leadership and mentoring roles. Clinics are purpose-built, with sensory spaces, motor development areas and therapy gyms on site.

THE PRACTICALS

• Location: Croydon Park, NSW
• Employment type: Full-time
• Caseload: NDIS and disability-focused, adult and paediatric
• Travel: community and in-clinic
• Registration: SPA eligibility or CPSP status required