Speech Pathologist - Grade 2 (Paediatrics) Horsham

Speech Pathologist – Grade 2 (Paediatrics) 

Full Time Fixed Term - 80 hours per fortnight (including monthly ADO) 

Parental Leave (June 2025 – July 2026)

 
Ready to progress your career in a dynamic and supportive environment?  

Grampians Health Horsham is looking for passionate experienced or early career Speech Pathologist keen to join our dynamic and innovative team. This is a rare opportunity to obtain a full-time Grade 2 role in our large Paediatric team with opportunities to work across a variety of programs at our regional campuses including inpatients, outpatients, community programs and school readiness funding. As a Grade 2 Speech Pathologist you will have the opportunity to lead quality improvement activities, supervise junior staff and students and develop your leadership and management skills 

Why Grampians Health? 

Opportunity to specialise: Seize the chance to work across our paediatric streams, pursue your areas of interest and find what areas excite you. Have the opportunity to build specialist knowledge and skills in Paediatric Feeding 

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 

Key Selection Criteria   

Qualifications

• Practising membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Current driver’s licence

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

• Sound knowledge and experience in assessment, treatment and management options for paediatric clients presenting with a broad range of communication and swallowing difficulties and a demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge in the inpatient, outpatient and community settings
• Demonstrated ability to develop and empower others through supervision, modelling and training
• Knowledge and skills in working within a capability building and coaching role with early childhood educators and families to promote skills and knowledge in child development.

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here

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 Brooke Pay – Deputy Manager Speech Pathology (West) on 0353819101 with any queries.  To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here.

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

Apply now and start your journey with Grampians Health Horsham and make a real difference in our community!  

We do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.

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

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays

Horsham Region
Located on the banks of the Wimmera River, Horsham is the retail, business & service centre of the Wimmera region.  With a growing population of approximately 20,000, Horsham is a vibrant city in which to live, work and play.  Horsham offers affordable housing, education and accessible community services.  With natural attractions such as the Grampians National Park, Mount Arapiles and the Little Desert National Park nearby, there is plenty to see and explore. If you are dreaming of a career change with country lifestyle, Horsham is the place for you. To learn more about Horsham please click – Visit Horsham

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+.