Speech Pathologist Grade 3

Speech Pathologist - Grade 3 Paediatric  

Grampians Health: Ballarat  

Fixed-term Part Time (63 hours per fortnight)  

About the Role 

Grampians Health is calling for passionate Senior Speech Pathologist to join our dynamic Speech Pathology team in short term capacity. As the Grade 3 Speech Pathologist you will be responsible for a paediatric caseload across a variety of programs, including acute inpatients and community programs. Paediatric feeding experience is preferential for this role, but not essential. You will be covering long-service leave from 23/6/2025- 10/10/2025 (or equivalent depending on start date), with a period of cross-over and handover included.  

Why Grampians Health?  

• Diverse caseload: This role offers a unique opportunity to work across inpatient and outpatient Paediatric services- Multidisciplinary Team Feeding clinic, acute paediatrics inpatients & community health outpatient services. 

• Supportive Environment: Benefit from a friendly and collaborative team of 22 Speech Pathologists and AHAs across multi campus teams, including senior SPs, experienced in quality improvement and research, supervision and clinical education.   

• 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 

Key Selection Criteria  

Qualifications

• Practicing membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Current drivers licence

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

• A minimum of seven years’ experience, including significant experience in working with children and their families/carers in the acute and community care setting and preferably a post-graduate qualification in the relevant clinical area of practice
• Advanced knowledge of assessment treatment and management options for children with swallowing and communication difficulties and a demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge
• Demonstrated ability to identify, implement and review quality improvement activities, and positively influence change as required

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If you’re eager to thrive in a role that values growth, teamwork and impactful work, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact Acushla Thompson – Deputy Manager Speech Pathology (East) on 0419334763 or Anne McCrum, Senior Paediatric Speech Pathologist on 0427 006 508 for more details. 

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

• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program

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+.