Speech Pathologist - Senior (Rehabilitation)

Metro South Hospital and Health Service; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Princess Alexandra Hospital’s Speech Pathology Department is seeking an experienced clinician to provide senior rehabilitation support across brain injury and geriatric services. You will deliver complex assessments and interventions in inpatient and outpatient settings within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.

You will mentor junior staff and students, lead service improvements, contribute to education and quality initiatives, and participate in multidisciplinary care planning, discharge

Qualifications

• Experienced Speech Pathologist with rehabilitation expertise in brain injury and geriatric settings.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication and workload management.
• Experience supervising junior clinicians and students.
• Ability to lead service improvements and contribute to evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex Speech Pathology assessments and interventions across brain injury and geriatric rehab.
• Provide supervision and mentoring to junior clinicians and students.
• Contribute to service development, education and quality improvement.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care planning and discharge coordination.
• Support weekend Speech Pathology service.

Skills

Speech Pathology rehabilitation

Brain injury rehabilitation

Geriatric rehabilitation

Clinical leadership

Supervision

Job description

Your new role:Join the Speech Pathology Department at Princess Alexandra Hospital, providing senior clinical services across the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Service (BIRS) and Geriatric and Rehabilitation Service (GARS). You'll deliver evidence-based rehabilitation care across inpatient and outpatient settings, working within a collaborative multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes, independence and quality of life.In this role, you will:Deliver complex Speech Pathology assessments and interventions across brain injury and geriatric rehabilitation services.Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to junior clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants.Contribute to service development, clinical education and evidence-based quality improvement initiatives.Participate in multidisciplinary care planning, discharge coordination and the weekend Speech Pathology service.About youYou are an experienced Speech Pathologist with strong rehabilitation clinical skills and the ability to manage complex caseloads. You thrive in a multidisciplinary environment and are passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care while supporting the development of others.You'll bring:Demonstrated expertise in Speech Pathology rehabilitation, particularly brain injury and geriatric rehabilitation.Strong clinical reasoning, communication and workload management skills.Experience providing supervision, mentoring and training to junior clinicians and students.The ability to lead service improvements and contribute to evidence-based clinical practice.Check out our quick tips and application essentials!What we can offer you:We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.About us:Princess Alexandra Hospital:The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCEOur 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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.