Speech Pathologist - Senior (Rehabilitation)

Health; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 92,000 - 99,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Family-friendly environment

Professional development allowances

Wellness program

Job summary

Queensland Health is seeking a Senior Speech Pathologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital to deliver advanced rehabilitation care across brain injury and geriatric services in inpatient and outpatient settings.

You will provide complex assessments, lead supervision of junior clinicians, and contribute to service development within a multidisciplinary team, with weekend coverage and a commitment to evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Experienced Speech Pathologist with rehabilitation skills.
• Ability to supervise and mentor junior staff.
• Capacity to lead service improvements and participate in quality initiatives.
• Ability to coordinate weekend Speech Pathology service.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Rehabilitation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

# Speech Pathologist - Senior (Rehabilitation)**Queensland Health** (Organisation site) Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba**Help Patients Rebuild Communication and Independence****Deliver senior Speech Pathology services across brain injury and geriatric rehabilitation at Princess Alexandra Hospital.**## Job details| | || --- | --- || Position status | Fixed Term Temporary || Position type | Part-time || Occupational group | Health - Allied Health/Clinical Support || Classification | HP4 || Workplace Location | Brisbane - South || Job ad reference | QLD/MS11696719 || Closing date | 25-Nov-2026 || Salary Other | $66.92 to $71.77 ph || Job duration | Up to 11 Months || Contact person | Anna Farrell || Contact details | 0731762314 Access the National Relay Service |**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 you**You 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 role* You'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 | EXCELLENCE**Our 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*.## Further informationWe are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.## DocumentsBefore applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.* MS11696719 Role Description (PDF)