Speech Pathologist- Team Leader

Medhealth3; Cockburn; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development allowance

Staff referral scheme

Fitness Passport

Option to purchase additional leave

Job summary

Medhealth3 is seeking an experienced Speech Pathologist Team Leader to lead and mentor a dynamic team, delivering high-quality therapy across schools, homes and communities. You will oversee caseloads, share clinical expertise, and contribute to ongoing growth in a supportive, collaborative environment.

The role supports graduate and early career clinicians, with a strong emphasis on leadership, quality care, and community impact within the context of disability services.

Qualifications

• Current SPA registration as a Speech Pathologist
• Experience as a Speech Pathologist beyond graduation (3 years minimum)
• Ability to demonstrate leadership capability
• Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
• Desire to mentor graduates and early career clinicians

Responsibilities

• Manage an allocated caseload and deliver therapeutic services in a timely manner
• Deliver Speech Pathology services to participants within schools, homes and the local community
• Use observations and assessments to formulate treatment goals for each participant
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions to maximise participant outcomes
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
• Mentor graduate and early career Speech Pathologists through supervision and development
• Foster a collaborative environment to achieve high-quality clinical outcomes
• Support scheduling, referrals and workflow within the team
• Maintain awareness of current NDIS legislation to ensure compliance

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Time management

Collaboration

Job description

Lead, mentor and make a lasting impact as a Speech Pathologist Team Leader.

We're looking for an experienced Speech Pathologist who is passionate about supporting both participants and clinicians to achieve their full potential.

This role offers the opportunity to mentor and develop team members, share your clinical expertise, and contribute to the ongoing growth of a supportive and collaborative team. Whether you're an established leader or an experienced clinician ready to transition into management, we encourage you to apply.

Bring your passion for leadership, commitment to quality care, and desire to make a difference in your community.

ABOUT US

We're a national therapy services provider helping NDIS participants, kids, teens and adults live their best everyday lives.

We're supportive, very passionate, and big believers in:

• 1:1 Weekly supervision that actually happens
• Growth without burnout
• Teams who lift each other up

Our clinicans love working with us because we combine structure + freedom , support + independence , and professionalism + fun

Responsibilities will include:

• Manage an allocated caseload and complete therapeutic services in a timely manner
• Deliver much needed Speech Pathology services to participants within schools, homes and the local community
• Use clinical observations, standardised assessments and interpret findings to formulate treatment goals unique to each participant
• Provide therapeutic interventions that are evidence-based and help participants get more out of life
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
• Supporting graduate and early career Speech Pathologists through clinical supervision, mentoring, and professional development
• Build a collaborative and supportive environment to help team members achieve high-quality clinical outcomes
• Supporting clinicians with scheduling, referral allocation, and workflow optimisation
• Maintain awareness of current NDIS legislation to ensure compliance

What we offer you!

• Flexibility - PPT or full time options
• Benefits - Professional Development allowance, staff referral scheme, Fitness Passport, option to purchase additional leave... just to name a few!
• Excellent remuneration - Industry leading salary + annual car allowance + laptop + smartphone + Performance with Purpose Reward and Recognition Program + salary packaging options
• Work-life balance - Combine the convenience of working from home with the social interaction of working in the community and support of office and clinic hours.
• Career progression - Access to ongoing training tailored to your interests and long-term goals combined with professional development opportunities with Ability Action Australia and our parent company MedHealth
• Passionate and uplifting culture - You will be part of a purpose and values driven team focused on delivering outstanding service to NDIS participants.

To be considered suitable you will have:

• Current registration SPA registration as a Speech Pathologist
• Experience as a Speech Pathologist beyond graduation (3 years minimum)
• Ability to demonstrate leadership capability to meet key responsibilities
• Excellent time management and organisational skills to manage a varied caseload
• Proactive attitude, motivated by improvement and the opportunity to test and learn from new ideas
• Desire to mentor graduates and early career clinicians
• Looking for a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment
• Genuine passion for working in the disability sector

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 4,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.

We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.