Speech Pathologist - Grade 1

$35.72 to $43.45 per hour + salary packaging | Speech Pathologist - Grade 1

Permanent Full time | 80 hours per fortnight including a monthly ADO

About the Role
Grampians Health is seeking an early-career Speech Pathologist to join our supportive paediatric team. You will develop skills across acute and community programs while receiving strong supervision, career development and professional support. This role offers diverse clinical experience, a positive team culture and the chance to make a meaningful impact in our regional communities.

New graduates applying are encouraged to review the Department of Health Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy Grant program, in which grants totalling $15,000 are available for final year students in speech pathology or occupational therapy who choose to practice in regional or rural Victoria upon completion of their courses. This is a wonderful chance to make a meaningful impact on communities while receiving financial assistance. For more information please see https://www.vic.gov.au/speech-pathology-and-occupational-therapy-student-grant-program. 

Key Responsibilities
• Provide assessment and intervention for paediatric clients across acute and community programs
• Deliver client-centred care and communicate clearly with families, carers and teams
• Prioritise caseload and manage workflow in line with program needs
• Maintain accurate documentation and data to GH standards
• Participate in supervision, clinical education and quality improvement activities
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to support holistic care

Skills & Experience
• Tertiary qualification in Speech Pathology
• Eligible for registration with Speech Pathology Australia
• Clear communicator with strong teamwork skills
• Able to organise workload and manage competing demands
• Commitment to ongoing learning and reflective practice

Why Grampians Health? 

• Diverse Experience: This role offers a unique opportunity to develop diverse clinical experiences across our paediatric programs in a diverse range of settings.
• Supportive Environment: Benefit from a friendly and collaborative team of 28 Speech Pathologists and AHAs across multi campus teams, including senior SPs, experienced in quality improvement and research, supervision and clinical education. 
• Career Growth: Enjoy tailored career development pathways and regular supervision customised to meet your individual needs and supporting you to grow your clinical, clinical support and leadership and management skills.
• Professional Development: Enjoy strong support for regular internal and external professional development with paid leave
• Positive Culture: Be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team with a strong emphasis on a positive workplace culture. Engage in social and extracurricular activities including SP and allied health events
• Lifestyle: Enjoy more affordable living; unique relaxing lifestyle Discover the Grampians region - Grampians Health; and a life balance with flexible work arrangements, salary packaging, and a focus on staff wellbeing with 24/7 support through the Grampians Health Employee Assistance Scheme

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Interested?
Click APPLY, or contact Anne McCrum, Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist, on 0427 006 508 or anne.mccrum@gh.org.au, or Acushla Thompson, Deputy Manager Speech Pathology (East), on 0419 334 763 or acushla.thompson@gh.org.au for a confidential discussion.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.